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Loose-flower Milkvetch
Astragalus multiflorus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Timber MilkvetchAstragalus miser
Indian MilkvetchAstragalus australis
Williams' MilkvetchAstragalus williamsii
Flexible MilkvetchAstragalus flexuosus
field locoweedOxytropis campestris
American vetchVicia americana
White SweetcloverMelilotus albus
Narrowleaf MilkvetchAstragalus pectinatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 832 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 782 |
| Alberta | 502 |
| British Columbia | 234 |
| Colorado | 175 |
| Utah | 162 |
| Wyoming | 94 |
| Nevada | 94 |
| California | 89 |
| Yukon | 74 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Legumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales |
| Family | Legumes · Fabaceae |
| Genus | milkvetches · Astragalus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Loose-flower Milkvetch with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.