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Threeleaf Milkvetch

Astragalus gilviflorus

1,829 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alberta.January 18, February 17, March 27, April 123, May 316, June 175, July 67, August 169, September 157, October 31, November 19, December 17.
Alberta1,054
United States890
Canada880
British Columbia202
Saskatchewan142
North Dakota126
Wyoming109
Idaho71
South Dakota46
Nebraska38

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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