Astragalus miser


Astragalus miser, the timber milkvetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. A perennial, it is native to western North America, except California. One of the locoweeds toxic to livestock, it contains miserotoxin.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:
  • Astragalus miser var. crispatus – Idaho, Montana
  • Astragalus miser var. decumbens – Montana, Wyoming
  • Astragalus miser var. hylophilus – Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota
  • Astragalus miser var. miser – British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana
  • Astragalus miser var. oblongifolius – Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico
  • Astragalus miser var. praeteritus – Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
  • Astragalus miser var. serotinus – Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana
  • Astragalus miser var. tenuifolius – Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming