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field milkvetch

Astragalus agrestis

3,620 observations in the source records

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alberta.January 23, February 21, March 33, April 71, May 210, June 445, July 81, August 74, September 53, October 38, November 23, December 21.
United States3,234
Canada2,106
Alberta985
Colorado746
British Columbia654
Alaska589
Saskatchewan329
Idaho313
Nunavut252
Utah232

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
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.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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