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Bodin's Milkvetch

Astragalus bodinii

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 11, February 8, March 13, April 20, May 29, June 32, July 34, August 29, September 22, October 16, November 9, December 7.
United States331
Canada309
Alaska230
Yukon133
Colorado48
Nunavut36
Northwest Territories30
Wyoming27
Utah21
Alberta10

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
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.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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