Astragalus robbinsii robbinsii (Oakes) A.Gray (1856:98)
Robbins’ milkvetch
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Phaca robbinsii Oakes in Mag. Hort. Bot. 7: 181 (1841); Tragacantha robbinsii (Oakes) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 947 (1891); Astragalus labradoricus var. robbinsii (Oakes) M.E.Jones in Rev. N.-Amer. Astragalus: 134 (1923); Atelophragma robbinsii (Oakes) Rydb. in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 55: 124 (1928)
Conservation Status
Extinct (Knapp et al., 2021; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Rediscovered in 1875 or before (Congdon, 1875)
Last record: 1893 (Ripley, 1975:43); 1894 (Knapp et al., 2021; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution
Vermont, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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