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Astragalus
lentiginosus
Douglas
Published In:
Flora Boreali-Americana (Hooker) 1(3): 151. 1831. (
Fl. Bor.-Amer.
)
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 11/2/2016)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Project Data
(Last Modified On 6/5/2017)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Annual, Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous, Shrub
Human edible:
Below ground structures, Fruits, Seeds
Details: Economic use:
Rooots eaten by Acoma and Laguna. Fruits eaten by White Mountain Apache, Jemez, Zuni. (Moerman 1998) Seeds cooked and eaten (Kunkel 1984 [as Astragalus diphysus]).
Toxic parts:
Forage with seeds, Leaves, Seeds
Details: Toxicity:
Among many species reported to cause neurotoxicity in animals, among those most often reported to harm livestock (Wagstaff 2008).
References:
Moerman, D. E. 1998. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press, Portland.
Roskov, J. L. Zarucchi, F.A. Bisby & Novoselova. (eds.) 2014. ILDIS World Database of Legumes (version 12, May 2014).
Wagstaff. 2008. Int. Poisonous Pl. Checkl. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Kunkel, G. W. H. 1984. Plants for Human Consumption Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein.