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Prostrate Milkvetch

Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt.) Cronq.

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt.) Cronq.
Recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt.) Cronq.
Recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt.) Cronquist
Recognized by GBIF classification and GBIF national node type records UK
Astragalus campestris decumbens
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Astragalus divergens
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Astragalus miser Douglas ex Hook. var. decumbens (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Cronquist
Recognized by USDA PLANTS images and USDA Plants data
Astragalus miser decumbens
Recognized by Global Biotic Interactions
Astragalus miser var. decumbens
Recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Cronquist
Recognized by Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt.) Cronq.
Recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt.) Cronquist
Recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and GBIF data coverage
Homalobus camporum
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Homalobus divergens
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Homalobus divergens
Recognized by North American Flora
Phaca decumbens
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Tragacantha decumbens
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Astragalus campestris var. decumbens (Torr. & A. Gray) M. E. Jones
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Astragalus divergens Blank.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Homalobus camporum Rydb.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Homalobus divergens (Blank.) Rydb.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Phaca decumbens (Nutt.) Piper
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tragacantha decumbens (Nutt.) Kuntze
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Astragalus campestris var. decumbens (Torr. & A. Gray) M. E. Jones
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Astragalus divergens Blank.
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Homalobus camporum Rydb.
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Homalobus divergens (Blank.) Rydb.
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Phaca decumbens (Nutt.) Piper
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Tragacantha decumbens (Nutt.) Kuntze
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Astragalus campestris var. decumbens (Torr. & A. Gray) M. E. Jones
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Astragalus decumbens (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray
Not accepted according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Astragalus decumbens (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray
Synonym according to USDA PLANTS images
Astragalus decumbens (Nutt.) A. Gray
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Astragalus divergens Blank.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Astragalus divergens Blank.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Homalobus camporum Rydb.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Homalobus camporum Rydb.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Homalobus decumbens Nutt.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Homalobus divergens (Blank.) Rydb.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Homalobus divergens (Blank.) Rydb.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Phaca decumbens (Nutt.) Piper
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Phaca decumbens (Nutt.) Piper
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tragacantha decumbens (Nutt.) Kuntze
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tragacantha decumbens (Nutt.) Kuntze
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

prostrate milkvetch preferred
Recognized by USDA PLANTS images

Curated hierarchies for Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt.) Cronq.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superrosids
Rosids
Fabales
Fabaceae
Astragalus
Astragalus miser Dougl.
Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt.) Cronq. (this page)
Astragalus miser var. crispatus (M. E. Jones) Cronq.
Astragalus miser var. hylophilus (Rydb.) Barneby
Astragalus miser var. oblongifolius (Rydb.) Cronq.
Astragalus miser var. praeteritus Barneby
Astragalus miser var. serotinus (Cooper) Barneby
Astragalus miser var. tenuifolius (Torr. & A. Gray) Barneby

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Fabales Bromhead
Fabaceae
Astragalus L.
Astragalus miser Douglas ex Hook.
Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt.) Cronquist (this page)
Astragalus miser var. crispatus (M. E. Jones) Cronquist
Astragalus miser var. hylophilus (Rydb.) Barneby
Astragalus miser var. miser
Astragalus miser var. oblongifolius (Rydb.) Cronquist
Astragalus miser var. praeteritus Barneby
Astragalus miser var. serotinus (A. Gray ex E. Cooper) Barneby
Astragalus miser var. tenuifolius (Nutt.) Barneby

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt.) Cronq. (this page)
Astragalus miser var. crispatus (M. E. Jones) Cronq.
Astragalus miser var. hylophilus (Rydb.) Barneby
Astragalus miser var. oblongifolius (Rydb.) Cronq.
Astragalus miser var. praeteritus Barneby
Astragalus miser var. serotinus (Cooper) Barneby
Astragalus miser var. tenuifolius (Torr. & A. Gray) Barneby

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superrosids
Rosids
Fabales
Fabaceae
Astragalus
Astragalus miser Dougl.
Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt.) Cronq. (this page)
Astragalus miser var. crispatus (M. E. Jones) Cronq.
Astragalus miser var. hylophilus (Rydb.) Barneby
Astragalus miser var. oblongifolius (Rydb.) Cronq.
Astragalus miser var. praeteritus Barneby
Astragalus miser var. serotinus (Cooper) Barneby
Astragalus miser var. tenuifolius (Torr. & A. Gray) Barneby

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt.) Cronq. (this page)
Astragalus miser var. crispatus (M. E. Jones) Cronq.
Astragalus miser var. hylophilus (Rydb.) Barneby
Astragalus miser var. oblongifolius (Rydb.) Cronq.
Astragalus miser var. praeteritus Barneby
Astragalus miser var. serotinus (Cooper) Barneby
Astragalus miser var. tenuifolius (Torr. & A. Gray) Barneby

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Fabales
Fabaceae
Astragalus L.
Astragalus miser Douglas
Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt.) Cronquist (this page)
Astragalus miser var. crispatus (M. E. Jones) Cronquist
Astragalus miser var. hylophilus (Rydb.) Barneby
Astragalus miser var. miser
Astragalus miser var. oblongifolius (Rydb.) Cronquist
Astragalus miser var. praeteritus Barneby
Astragalus miser var. serotinus (A. Gray) Barneby
Astragalus miser var. tenuifolius (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Barneby

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Plantae
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliopsida
Rosanae
Fabales
Fabaceae
Astragalus L.
Astragalus miser Douglas ex Hook.
Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Cronquist (this page)
Astragalus miser var. crispatus (M. E. Jones) Cronquist
Astragalus miser var. hylophilus (Rydb.) Barneby
Astragalus miser var. miser Douglas ex Hook.
Astragalus miser var. oblongifolius (Rydb.) Cronquist
Astragalus miser var. praeteritus Barneby
Astragalus miser var. serotinus (A. Gray ex Cooper) Barneby
Astragalus miser var. tenuifolius (Nutt.) Barneby

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Rosanae
Fabales
Fabaceae
Faboideae
Galegeae
Astragalus
Astragalus divergens (this page)
Astragalus ammodytes
Astragalus arnoldii
Astragalus askalensis
Astragalus ayatollahii
Astragalus bartinense
Astragalus bartinensis
Astragalus basiflorus
Astragalus belangeri
Astragalus bhotanensis
Astragalus bicuspis
Astragalus borodinii
Astragalus candidissimus
Astragalus carolynmugariae
Astragalus chinensis
Astragalus chiukiangensis
Astragalus chomutovii
Astragalus circassicus
Astragalus confertus
Astragalus crassifolius
Astragalus cruciatus
Astragalus cysticalyx
Astragalus datunensis
Astragalus davidii
Astragalus densiflorus
Astragalus dingjiensis
Astragalus efoliolatus
Astragalus filicaulis
Astragalus floridus
Astragalus forrestii
Astragalus fragiformis
Astragalus galactites
Astragalus gebleri
Astragalus gonabadensis
Astragalus habamontis
Astragalus hamiensis
Astragalus handelii
Astragalus harshbergeri
Astragalus havianus
Astragalus heptapotamicus
Astragalus hoantchy
Astragalus hotianensis
Astragalus huiningensis
Astragalus iliensis
Astragalus kazempourii
Astragalus kronenburgii
Astragalus laguroides
Astragalus latiunguiculatus
Astragalus lepsensis
Astragalus levitubus
Astragalus lignipes
Astragalus lioui
Astragalus longipetiolatus
Astragalus lucidus
Astragalus macropterus
Astragalus majevskianus
Astragalus mendax
Astragalus monadelphus
Astragalus monanthus
Astragalus moupinensis
Astragalus multiflorus
Astragalus nanjiangianus
Astragalus nankotaizanensis
Astragalus nobilis
Astragalus oleaefolius
Astragalus oplites
Astragalus orbicularifolius
Astragalus orbiculatus
Astragalus pendulus
Astragalus petraeus
Astragalus platyphyllus
Astragalus prodigiosus
Astragalus retusifoliatus
Astragalus rigidulus
Astragalus saccatocarpus
Astragalus sagitticarpus
Astragalus salsugineus
Astragalus sanbilingensis
Astragalus schanginianus
Astragalus sect. Platyglottis
Astragalus sect. Sagitticarpi
Astragalus ser. Laguroidii
Astragalus ser. Variabilis
Astragalus sertavulensis
Astragalus shaerqinensis
Astragalus siculus
Astragalus stipulatus
Astragalus sutchuenensis
Astragalus taipaishanensis
Astragalus taiyuanensis
Astragalus tingriensis
Astragalus tomentosus
Astragalus tongolensis
Astragalus transiliensis
Astragalus tumbatsica
Astragalus uninodis
Astragalus virgatus
Astragalus woldemari
Astragalus wulumuqianus
Astragalus yatungensis
Astragalus yunnanensis
4518 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Rosanae
Fabales
Fabaceae
Papilionoideae
Astragalinae
Tragacantha
Tragacantha decumbens (this page)
Tragacantha ampullaria
Tragacantha andersonii
Tragacantha andina
Tragacantha arida
Tragacantha arizonica
Tragacantha atacamensis
Tragacantha atrata
Tragacantha austinae
Tragacantha beckwithii
Tragacantha bisulcata
Tragacantha bolanderi
Tragacantha bourgovii
Tragacantha brazoensis
Tragacantha brevialata
Tragacantha breweri
Tragacantha caespitosa
Tragacantha californica
Tragacantha calycosa
Tragacantha campestris
Tragacantha caryocarpa
Tragacantha casei
Tragacantha cobrensis
Tragacantha crotalariae
Tragacantha curtipes
Tragacantha cyanea
Tragacantha didymocarpa
Tragacantha distorta
Tragacantha drummondii
Tragacantha episcopa
Tragacantha ervoides
Tragacantha filipes
Tragacantha flaviflora
Tragacantha gibbsii
Tragacantha grayi
Tragacantha hallii
Tragacantha hartwegii
Tragacantha helleri
Tragacantha hornii
Tragacantha humillima
Tragacantha humistrata
Tragacantha hypoleuca
Tragacantha inflexa
Tragacantha iodantha
Tragacantha jejuna
Tragacantha juncea
Tragacantha lemmonii
Tragacantha lentiformis
Tragacantha lentiginosa
Tragacantha leptalea
Tragacantha leptocarpa
Tragacantha leucophylla
Tragacantha lonchocarpa
Tragacantha longior
Tragacantha lotiflora
Tragacantha lyallii
Tragacantha macrodon
Tragacantha malaca
Tragacantha micrantha
Tragacantha microcystis
Tragacantha microloba
Tragacantha misera
Tragacantha missouriensis
Tragacantha neglecta
Tragacantha nothoxys
Tragacantha nuttallii
Tragacantha obcordata
Tragacantha obscura
Tragacantha oocarpa
Tragacantha oophora
Tragacantha orthantha
Tragacantha oxyphysa
Tragacantha palmeri
Tragacantha parryi
Tragacantha parva
Tragacantha parviflora
Tragacantha pattersonii
Tragacantha pauciflora
Tragacantha plattensis
Tragacantha platytropis
Tragacantha porrecta
Tragacantha preussii
Tragacantha pterocarpa
Tragacantha pubentissima
Tragacantha pulsiferae
Tragacantha pycnostachya
Tragacantha racemosa
Tragacantha reflexa
Tragacantha sclerocarpa
Tragacantha scopulorum
Tragacantha sericea
Tragacantha sesquiflora
Tragacantha shortiana
Tragacantha strigulosa
Tragacantha tenera
Tragacantha tephrodes
Tragacantha tridactylica
Tragacantha vaccarum
Tragacantha vestita
Tragacantha villosa
Tragacantha webberi
1179 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Rosanae
Fabales
Fabaceae
Homalobus
Homalobus camporum (this page)
Homalobus aboriginorum
Homalobus aboriginum
Homalobus acerbus
Homalobus aculeatus
Homalobus amblyodon
Homalobus amphidoxus
Homalobus bicristatus
Homalobus bourgovii
Homalobus brachycarpus
Homalobus californicus
Homalobus campestris
Homalobus canovirens
Homalobus clementis
Homalobus collinus
Homalobus coltoni
Homalobus curvicarpus
Homalobus debilis
Homalobus decumbens
Homalobus decurrens
Homalobus detritalis
Homalobus divergens
Homalobus episcopus
Homalobus exilifolius
Homalobus fendleri
Homalobus filipes
Homalobus flexuosus
Homalobus gaviotus
Homalobus gibbsii
Homalobus glabriusculus
Homalobus grallator
Homalobus hitchcockii
Homalobus humilis
Homalobus inversus
Homalobus junciformis
Homalobus lancearius
Homalobus laurentii
Homalobus lingulatus
Homalobus macgregorii
Homalobus macrocarpus
Homalobus microcarpus
Homalobus miser
Homalobus montanus
Homalobus nigrescens
Homalobus oblongifolius
Homalobus palliseri
Homalobus paucijugus
Homalobus plummerae
Homalobus podocarpus
Homalobus porrectus
Homalobus proximus
Homalobus retusus
Homalobus salidae
Homalobus serotinus
Homalobus simplicifolius
Homalobus sinuatus
Homalobus standleyi
Homalobus stenophyllus
Homalobus stipitatus
Homalobus strigosus
Homalobus strigulosus
Homalobus subglaber
Homalobus tegetarioides
Homalobus tegetarius
Homalobus tenuifolius
Homalobus tweedyi
Homalobus uniflorus
Homalobus whitedii
Homalobus wingatanus
Homalobus wingatensis
Homalobus wolfii
Homalobus woodruffii

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Rosanae
Fabales
Fabaceae
Homalobus
Homalobus divergens (this page)
Homalobus aboriginorum
Homalobus aboriginum
Homalobus acerbus
Homalobus aculeatus
Homalobus amblyodon
Homalobus amphidoxus
Homalobus bicristatus
Homalobus bourgovii
Homalobus brachycarpus
Homalobus californicus
Homalobus campestris
Homalobus camporum
Homalobus canovirens
Homalobus clementis
Homalobus collinus
Homalobus coltoni
Homalobus curvicarpus
Homalobus debilis
Homalobus decumbens
Homalobus decurrens
Homalobus detritalis
Homalobus episcopus
Homalobus exilifolius
Homalobus fendleri
Homalobus filipes
Homalobus flexuosus
Homalobus gaviotus
Homalobus gibbsii
Homalobus glabriusculus
Homalobus grallator
Homalobus hitchcockii
Homalobus humilis
Homalobus inversus
Homalobus junciformis
Homalobus lancearius
Homalobus laurentii
Homalobus lingulatus
Homalobus macgregorii
Homalobus macrocarpus
Homalobus microcarpus
Homalobus miser
Homalobus montanus
Homalobus nigrescens
Homalobus oblongifolius
Homalobus palliseri
Homalobus paucijugus
Homalobus plummerae
Homalobus podocarpus
Homalobus porrectus
Homalobus proximus
Homalobus retusus
Homalobus salidae
Homalobus serotinus
Homalobus simplicifolius
Homalobus sinuatus
Homalobus standleyi
Homalobus stenophyllus
Homalobus stipitatus
Homalobus strigosus
Homalobus strigulosus
Homalobus subglaber
Homalobus tegetarioides
Homalobus tegetarius
Homalobus tenuifolius
Homalobus tweedyi
Homalobus uniflorus
Homalobus whitedii
Homalobus wingatanus
Homalobus wingatensis
Homalobus wolfii
Homalobus woodruffii

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Rosanae
Fabales
Fabaceae
Papilionoideae
Astragalinae
Phaca
Phaca decumbens (this page)
Phaca acutidens
Phaca allochroa
Phaca ampullaria
Phaca andicola
Phaca arenicola
Phaca argentata
Phaca arida
Phaca arrecta
Phaca atacamensis
Phaca beckwithii
Phaca bodinii
Phaca brachyptera
Phaca candidissima
Phaca carrizalensis
Phaca cerussata
Phaca clandestina
Phaca compacta
Phaca concinna
Phaca conjuncta
Phaca convallaria
Phaca cryptantha
Phaca curtipes
Phaca cusickii
Phaca depauperata
Phaca dissitiflora
Phaca dolichostachya
Phaca eastwoodiae
Phaca elatiocarpa
Phaca elegans
Phaca floridana
Phaca glaberrima
Phaca grata
Phaca hoodiana
Phaca hornii
Phaca humillima
Phaca inflexa
Phaca insularis
Phaca jejuna
Phaca jucunda
Phaca lentiginosa
Phaca leptalea
Phaca lerdoensis
Phaca leucophylla
Phaca littoralis
Phaca lotiflora
Phaca lyallii
Phaca megalophysa
Phaca metana
Phaca microcystis
Phaca miguelensis
Phaca misella
Phaca misera
Phaca nigrescens
Phaca nutans
Phaca ochroleuca
Phaca oocarpa
Phaca oophora
Phaca oreophila
Phaca orites
Phaca oxyphysa
Phaca palmeri
Phaca picta
Phaca piscina
Phaca plattensis
Phaca platytropis
Phaca pomonensis
Phaca prebblei
Phaca preussii
Phaca prorifera
Phaca pubentissima
Phaca pulchella
Phaca pulsiferae
Phaca pychnostachya
Phaca quinquiflora
Phaca rahmeri
Phaca reventa
Phaca reverchonii
Phaca sabulonum
Phaca scalaris
Phaca serpens
Phaca sesquiflora
Phaca silerana
Phaca sinuata
Phaca stragala
Phaca striata
Phaca subcinerea
Phaca tracyi
Phaca tricolor
Phaca tularensis
Phaca tweedyi
Phaca unde
Phaca vaga
Phaca vallicola
Phaca vaseyi
Phaca vestita
Phaca wardii
Phaca wetherillii
Phaca whitneyi
Phaca wootonii
Phaca yukonis
144 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Rosanae
Fabales
Fabaceae
Faboideae
Galegeae
Astragalus
Astragalus miser
Astragalus miser var. decumbens (this page)
Astragalus miser var. crispatus
Astragalus miser var. decurrens
Astragalus miser var. hylophilus
Astragalus miser var. miser
Astragalus miser var. oblongifolius
Astragalus miser var. praeteritus
Astragalus miser var. serotinus
Astragalus miser var. tenuifolius
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