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Beckwith's Milkvetch

Astragalus beckwithii

533 observations in the source records

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Nevada.January 20, February 18, March 24, April 37, May 50, June 41, July 32, August 26, September 27, October 24, November 19, December 19.
United States1,479
Nevada336
California314
Utah279
Idaho277
Oregon219
Canada73
British Columbia73
Washington34
Arizona1

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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