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Rocky Mountain Milkvetch

Astragalus scopulorum

188 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 14, February 11, March 15, April 29, May 44, June 42, July 25, August 21, September 20, October 14, November 12, December 12.
United States412
Colorado242
Utah86
New Mexico46
Arizona18
Texas17
Idaho2
Nebraska1

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