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NarrativeWikipediaarticle
Traits & measurements3 literature sources11 traits
Occurrence & distributionGBIF455 records
01Narrative
Astragalus distortus is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Ozark milkvetch. It is found in the central United States. Missouri has a wide distribution of this plant, but is uncommon or absent in the northwestern and southeastern sections of the state. The species is subdivided into two varieties, neither of which is particularly common. There is no vine on the plant in Missouri, and it has small, purple inflorescences (though they are sometimes white). Identifying characteristics include its small size, non-vining habit, and its inflorescences. It is a perennial herb. Its habitats include prairies and savannas.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy66% within 1 km
≤100 m 119≤1 km 27≤10 km 9>10 km 66
221 georeferenced · 56 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor277
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy30% within 1 km
≤100 m 1≤1 km 38≤10 km 74>10 km 17
130 georeferenced · 48 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence178
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions25 of 37 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Fort Worth, US
26
Chapel Hill, US
25
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
18
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
12
Morgantown, US
9
Bangkok, TH
8
Durham, US
8
BAYLUlocation not on record
7
Bloomington, US
6
Saint Louis, US
5
Claremont, US
5
Emporia, US
5
LDlocation not on record
4
Phoenix, US
3
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
3
Dekalb, US
3
EL PASO, US
2
Davenport, US
2
US
2
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
2
Austin, US
2
Lubbock, US
2
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
1
GAlocation not on record
1
Pittsburg, US
1
Riverside, US
1
Fairfax, US
1
China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record
1
Burlington, US
1
Philadelphia, US
1
Denton, US
1
ASUlocation not on record
1
Meguro Parasitological Museumlocation not on record
1
Longwood Universitylocation not on record
1
Mississippi State, US
1
Flagstaff, US
1
Edmonton, CA
1
37 institutions · 174 of 178 vouchered records shown · 4 without an institution code
