Astragalus scaphoides
| Bitterroot milkvetch | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Astragalus |
| Species: | A. scaphoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Astragalus scaphoides (M.E. Jones) Rydb.
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Astragalus scaphoides, the bitterroot milkvetch, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, the third-largest plant family in the world.[3] It is found only in a small area of southwest Montana and adjacent parts of Idaho. It grows on shallow, south-facing slopes, in semi-arid sage scrub.
Astragalus scaphoides is a
Osmia and Anthophora
.
Plants can be found near
Bannack
State Park in Montana.
Plants tend to flower in alternate years,[4] similar to mast years in grasses and trees.
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer Astragalus scaphoides". NatureServe Explorer Astragalus scaphoides. Arlington Virginia, United States of America: NatureServe. 2022-06-03. NatureServe Element Code:PDFAB0F7V0. Retrieved 23 Jun 2022.
- ^ Faber-Langendoen, D; Nichols, J; Master, L; Snow, K; Tomaino, A; Bittman, R; Hammerson, G; Heidel, B; Ramsay, L; Teucher, A; Young, B (2012). NatureServe Conservation Status Assessments: Methodology for Assigning Ranks (PDF) (Report). Arlington, Virginia, United States of America: NatureServe.
- ^ "Society for the Study of Evolution", Wikipedia, 2019-01-17, retrieved 2020-04-25
- ^ Gurevitch, J., S. M. Scheiner, and G. A. Fox. The Ecology of Plants, Second Edition. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland MA USA
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