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Tundra Milkvetch

Astragalus umbellatus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 49, February 36, March 57, April 89, May 129, June 141, July 150, August 129, September 95, October 71, November 39, December 30.
United States1,016
Canada272
Alaska272
Yukon192
Northwest Territories47
Russia29
British Columbia20
Krasnoyarsk Krai17
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug10
Nenets Autonomous Okrug1

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

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