Gray, A. (1864), A revision and arrangement (mainly by the fruit) of the North American species of Astragalus and Oxytropis. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 6: 195 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Astragalus mollissimus Torrey

• Comment: Base name for ASTRAGALUS subsect. MOLLISSIMI (A.Gray) Barneby.

Barneby, R.C. (1964), Atlas of North American Astragalus, part II. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 13: 733 [basionym]

basionym of: Astragalus subsect. Mollissimi (A.Gray) Barneby legitimate

Barneby, R.C. (1964), Atlas of North American Astragalus. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 13: 1-1188 (732-749) [secondary reference]

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