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 and is in common use in farming as a green manure. Text is available through Project Gutenberg It is not to be confused with Astragalus mongholicus, the plant yielding Radix Astragali for Chinese medicine.
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External links 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