Astragalus brauntonii

Braunton's milkvetch
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. brauntonii
Binomial name
Astragalus brauntonii
Parish, 1903

Astragalus brauntonii is a rare species of milkvetch known by the common name Braunton's milkvetch. It is endemic to California, where it is known from fewer than 20 extant occurrences in the hills and mountains surrounding the Los Angeles Basin in Southern California.[1] This is a federally listed endangered species in the United States.

  1. ^ Topanga Watershed Report Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine accessed 7/4/2010