Astragalus magdalenae

Astragalus magdalenae
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. magdalenae
Binomial name
Astragalus magdalenae
Greene
Synonyms
  • Tragacantha californica Kuntze
  • Phaca candidissima Benth.
  • Astragalus crotalariae var. magdalenae (Greene) M.E.Jones

Astragalus magdalenae is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the territories of California and Northwest Mexico, specifically the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by George Bentham in 1844 as Phaca candidissima, but has since been transferred to the genus Astragalus by American botanist Edward Lee Greene in 1888 under its current binomial name.[1]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[1][2]

  • Astragalus magdalenae var. magdalenae
  • Astragalus magdalenae var. niveus (Rydb.) Barneby
  • Astragalus magdalenae var. peirsonii (Munz & McBurney) Barneby

References

  1. ^ a b c "Astragalus magdalenae Greene | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  2. ^ "USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
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