Astragalus sinicus is a species of milkvetch in the family Fabaceae. It is known under such common names as Chinese milkvetch (or milk-vetch), renge or genge[3] and is in common use in farming as a green manure.[4][5] It is not to be confused with Astragalus mongholicus, the plant yielding Radix Astragali for Chinese medicine.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Astragalus |
| Species: | A. sinicus
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| Astragalus sinicus | |
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References
edit- ^ "Astragalus sinicus". Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Astragalus sinicus L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ "Symbols of Gifu Prefecture - Flower: The Chinese Milk Vetch (Renge or Genge)". Gifu. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
...by the public in March 1954.
- ^ King, Franklin Hiram (1911). Farmers of Forty Centuries, or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea and Japan. Madison, Wisconsin: Mrs. F. H. King. Text is available through Project Gutenberg
- ^ Kim, Min Keun; Lee, Young Han; Kang, Tae Ho; Yun, Han Dae (2011). "Influence of Chinese Milkvetch (Astragalus sinicus L.) with no-tillage on soil biotic factors and rice yield". J Korean Soc Appl Biol Chem. 54 (6). Springer-Verlag: 899. doi:10.1007/BF03253178. ISSN 1738-2203. S2CID 87536073.
External links
edit- On Wikimedia For media relating to this species.
- On Plants For a Future With bibliography.
- Online text of King, F. H. 1911 at Project Gutenberg
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2017 archive
- Link to photos missing from above at bottom Henriette Kress Herbal
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