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Gambel's milkvetch

Astragalus gambelianus

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 California.January 124, February 108, March 164, April 364, May 135, June 99, July 85, August 87, September 110, October 112, November 144, December 111.
United States1,413
California1,366
Nevada34
Oregon13
Mexico9
Baja California9

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
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual 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 Gambel's milkvetch with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.