title: Astragalus racemosus
text: # Astragalus racemosus
  
  Astragalus racemosus, the cream milkvetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to central North America. A selenium hyperaccumulator, it is considered capable of poisoning livestock as one of the locoweeds.
  
  ## Subtaxa
  
  The following varieties are accepted:
  
  * Astragalus racemosus var. longisetus M.E.Jones – Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wyoming, Québec
  * Astragalus racemosus var. racemosus – Saskatchewan, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming, Mexico Northeast
  * Astragalus racemosus var. treleasei Ced.Porter – Colorado, Utah, Wyoming
  