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''A. villosus'' proliferates in sandhills and other loose, dry, sandy places. <ref name= "Weakley 2015"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium. </ref> It can also be found in clay soils <ref name= "FSU Herbarium"> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/view-specimen.php?RecordID=25969 http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/view-specimen.php?RecordID=25969] </ref>, as well as low wet areas and pine banks <ref name= "FSU Herbarium"> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/view-specimen.php?RecordID=25984 http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/view-specimen.php?RecordID=25984] </ref>
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''A. villosus'' proliferates in sandhills and other loose, dry, sandy places. <ref name= "Weakley 2015"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium. </ref> It can also be found in clay soils, loose sand, loamy sand, pinewoods, old field, and burned pineland.<ref name = "FSU herbarium"> URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R.K. Godfrey, J.B. Nelson, Brenda Herring, Don Herring, R.Kral, M. Knott, LB Trott, Richard D. Houk, Delzie Demaree, D. Burch, George Cooley, Joseph Monachino, Rodie White, James W. Hardin, Wilbur H. Duncan, Ron Miller, Jim Lytton, Rod Wilson. States and counties: Florida (Leon, Wakulla, Franklin, Taylor, Santa Rosa, Escambia, Walton, Liberty, Madison, Lafayette, Lake, Columbie, Hernando, Gilchrist, Citrus, Clay) Georgia (Grady, Thomas) Alabama (Escambia)</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 09:12, 20 June 2018

Common name: bearded milkvetch [1], southern milkvetch [2]

Astragalus villosus
Astragalus villosus AFP.jpg
Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Astragalus
Species: A. villosus
Binomial name
Astragalus villosus
Michx.
ASTR VILL DIST.JPG
Natural range of Astragalus villosus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Phaca intonsa (Sheldon) Rydberg ex Small

Varieties: none

Description

A. villosus is an annual forb/herb of the Fabaceae family native to North America. [1]

Distribution

A. villosus is found in the southeastern corner of the United States, specifically in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

A. villosus proliferates in sandhills and other loose, dry, sandy places. [2] It can also be found in clay soils, loose sand, loamy sand, pinewoods, old field, and burned pineland.[3]

Phenology

A. villosus flowers February-April. [4]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ASVI6
  2. 2.0 2.1 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R.K. Godfrey, J.B. Nelson, Brenda Herring, Don Herring, R.Kral, M. Knott, LB Trott, Richard D. Houk, Delzie Demaree, D. Burch, George Cooley, Joseph Monachino, Rodie White, James W. Hardin, Wilbur H. Duncan, Ron Miller, Jim Lytton, Rod Wilson. States and counties: Florida (Leon, Wakulla, Franklin, Taylor, Santa Rosa, Escambia, Walton, Liberty, Madison, Lafayette, Lake, Columbie, Hernando, Gilchrist, Citrus, Clay) Georgia (Grady, Thomas) Alabama (Escambia)
  4. PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/17/18