Taxon:  Astragalus distortus Torr. & A. Gray var. engelmannii (E. Sheld.) M. E. Jones



Summary
Genus:
Astragalus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Galegeae
Subtribe:
Astragalinae
Nomen number:
414668
Place of publication:
Rev. n.-amer. Astragalus 256, t. 65.  1923
Verified:
09/13/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Astragalus distortus Torr. & A. Gray (0 active accession[s])
Astragalus distortus Torr. & A. Gray var. distortus (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Astragalus engelmannii E. Sheld.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Barneby, R. C. 1964. Atlas of North American Astragalus. Part II. The Cercidothrix, Hypoglottis, Piptolodoid, Trimeniaeus and Orophaca Astragali. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 13:987.
  2. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
  3. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
  4. Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
  5. Turner, B. L. 1959. The legumes of Texas.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas Barneby, R. C. 1964. Atlas of North American Astragalus. Part II. The Cercidothrix, Hypoglottis, Piptolodoid, Trimeniaeus and Orophaca Astragali. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 13:987.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisianaw.Barneby, R. C. 1964. Atlas of North American Astragalus. Part II. The Cercidothrix, Hypoglottis, Piptolodoid, Trimeniaeus and Orophaca Astragali. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 13:987.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Louisiana (w.)]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]

Reference(s)
  1. Barneby, R. C. 1964. Atlas of North American Astragalus. Part II. The Cercidothrix, Hypoglottis, Piptolodoid, Trimeniaeus and Orophaca Astragali. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 13:987.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=414668. Accessed 12 May 2026.