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Low Milkvetch

Astragalus lotiflorus

1,074 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 Texas.January 52, February 50, March 152, April 143, May 66, June 32, July 29, August 30, September 35, October 38, November 49, December 47.
United States1,719
Texas592
Oklahoma217
Kansas192
Nebraska139
Colorado126
Canada115
Minnesota104
British Columbia55
South Dakota46

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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