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Astragalus drummondii
Astragalus drummondii Douglas ex Hook.
Drummond's Milkvetch
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
Synonym(s): Tium drummondii
USDA Symbol: ASDR3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
The species name of this plant is named for Thomas Drummond, (ca. 1790-1835), naturalist, born in Scotland, around 1790. In 1830 he made a trip to America to collect specimens from the western and southern United States. In March, 1833, he arrived at Velasco, Texas to begin his collecting work in that area. He spent twenty-one months working the area between Galveston Island and the Edwards Plateau, especially along the Brazos, Colorado, and Guadalupe rivers. His collections were the first made in Texas that were extensively distributed among the museums and scientific institutions of the world. He collected 750 species of plants and 150 specimens of birds. Drummond had hoped to make a complete botanical survey of Texas, but he died in Havana, Cuba, in 1835, while making a collecting tour of that island.
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Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , PurpleBloom Time: Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: CO , ID , MT , ND , NE , NM , OR , SD , UT , WYCanada: AB , BC , SK
Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)
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Bibliography
Bibref 1186 - Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America (2005) Covell, C.V., Jr.Bibref 1185 - Field Guide to Western Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides) (1999) Opler, P.A. and A.B. Wright
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Astragalus drummondii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Astragalus drummondii in the Flora of North America (if available)
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Metadata
Record Modified: 2008-07-16Research By: TWC Staff