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Pretty Milkvetch

Astragalus eucosmus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 30, February 22, March 35, April 55, May 79, June 86, July 92, August 79, September 58, October 44, November 24, December 19.
Canada1,219
United States796
Alaska624
Quebec225
British Columbia119
Ontario114
Newfoundland and Labrador90
Alberta81
Yukon81
Colorado50

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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