Astragalus miser

Astragalus miser
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Close-up of flowers
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Habit
Conservation status
Least Concern Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Astragalus
Species:	A. miser
Binomial name
Astragalus miser Douglas ex Hook.
Synonyms
List Astragalus campestris var. crispatus M.E.Jones Astragalus campestris var. hylophilus (Rydb.) M.E.Jones Astragalus campestris var. serotinus (A.Gray ex E.Cooper) M.E.Jones Astragalus carltonii J.F.Macbr. Astragalus convallarius var. hylophilus (Rydb.) Tidestr. Astragalus decumbens (Nutt.) A.Gray Astragalus decumbens var. crispatus (M.E.Jones) Barneby Astragalus decumbens var. decurrens (Rydb.) Cronquist Astragalus decumbens var. oblongifolius (Rydb.) Cronquist Astragalus decumbens var. serotinus (A.Gray ex E.Cooper) M.E.Jones Astragalus divergens Blank. Astragalus garrettii J.F.Macbr. Astragalus griseopubescens E.Sheld. Astragalus hylophilus (Rydb.) A.Nelson Astragalus hylophilus var. oblongifolius (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr. Astragalus hypoglottis var. strigosus Kellogg Astragalus miser var. decurrens (Rydb.) Cronquist Astragalus palliseri A.Gray Astragalus rydbergii J.F.Macbr. Astragalus serotinus A.Gray ex E.Cooper Astragalus serotinus var. palliseri (A.Gray) J.F.Macbr. Astragalus serotinus var. strigosus (Kellogg) J.F.Macbr. Astragalus strigosus (Kellogg) J.M.Coult. & Fisher Homalobus camporum Rydb. Homalobus decumbens Nutt. Homalobus decurrens Rydb. Homalobus divergens (Blank.) Rydb. Homalobus hitchcockii Rydb. Homalobus humilis Rydb. Homalobus hylophilus Rydb. Homalobus microcarpus Rydb. Homalobus miser (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb. Homalobus oblongifolius Rydb. Homalobus palliseri (A.Gray) Rydb. Homalobus paucijugus Rydb. Homalobus serotinus (A.Gray ex E.Cooper) Rydb. Homalobus strigosus (Kellogg) Rydb. Homalobus tenuifolius Nutt. Phaca decumbens (Nutt.) Piper Phaca misera (Douglas ex Hook.) Piper Phaca serotina (A.Gray ex E.Cooper) Piper Tium miserum (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb. Tragacantha decumbens (Nutt.) Kuntze Tragacantha misera (Douglas ex Hook.) Kuntze Tragacantha palliseri (A.Gray) Kuntze Tragacantha serotina (A.Gray ex E.Cooper) Kuntze

Astragalus miser, the timber milkvetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. A perennial, it is native to western North America, except California. One of the locoweeds toxic to livestock, it contains miserotoxin.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:

• Astragalus miser var. crispatus (M.E.Jones) Cronquist – Idaho, Montana
• Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt.) Cronquist – Montana, Wyoming
• Astragalus miser var. hylophilus (Rydb.) Barneby – Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota
• Astragalus miser var. miser – British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana
• Astragalus miser var. oblongifolius (Rydb.) Cronquist – Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico
• Astragalus miser var. praeteritus Barneby – Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
• Astragalus miser var. serotinus (A.Gray ex E.Cooper) Barneby – Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana
• Astragalus miser var. tenuifolius (Nutt.) Barneby – Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming