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Great Bladdery Milkvetch

Astragalus megacarpus

188 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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26 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Utah.January 13, February 12, March 16, April 28, May 42, June 25, July 20, August 17, September 16, October 12, November 11, December 11.
United States432
Utah224
Colorado56
California55
Nevada55
Wyoming42

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

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Great Bladdery Milkvetch with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.