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Early Purple Milkvetch

Astragalus shortianus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 70, February 55, March 75, April 541, May 617, June 137, July 126, August 107, September 99, October 71, November 62, December 59.
Colorado1,805
United States1,326
Wyoming73
New Mexico7
Arizona6
Nebraska5
Utah2
South Dakota1

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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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