I. Species Information 



1. Classification and Nomenclature 



A. Species 



1 . Scientific name 



a. Binomial -- Astragal us scaphoides (Jones) Rydberg. 



b. Full bibliographic citation— Memoirs of the flew York 

 Botanical Garden 1:241. 1900. ( " scophiodes " ) . 



c. Type specimens—Dry sagebrush areas, 5500' alt., 

 Beaverhead County, Montana, on hills west of Clark's 

 Canyon, July 1888. Frank Tweedy No. 9 in 1388, US. 

 Isotype, NY, POM. 



2. Pertinent Synonyms— Astragalus arrectus var. scaphoides M. 

 E. Jones. Proceedings of the Califronia Academy of 

 Science II 5: 664. 1895. Astragalus scaphoides Jones. 

 Contributions to Western Botany 10:69. 1902. P hacopsis 

 scaphoides Rydberg. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 

 40:52. 1913. Hesperomix scaphoides Rydberg. North American 

 Flora 247:439. 1929. 



3. Common name--Bitterroot milk vetch. 



4. Taxon codes — None known. 



5. Size of genus—Approximately 2000 species with a great 

 deal of local endemism. 



B. Family classification 



1. Family name— Fabaceae 



2. Pertinent family synonym— Leguminosae, Papilionaceae 



3. Common names for family — Pea Family, Legume Family. 



C. Major plant group— Dicot 



