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Indian Milkvetch

Astragalus australis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 17, February 13, March 20, April 32, May 45, June 50, July 53, August 46, September 33, October 25, November 14, December 11.
Canada964
United States801
Alaska358
Alberta343
British Columbia228
Yukon117
Idaho88
Colorado66
South Dakota48
Wyoming43

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderLegumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
FamilyLegumes · Fabaceae
Genusmilkvetches · Astragalus

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