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basalt milkvetch

Astragalus filipes

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Oregon.January 62, February 57, March 68, April 97, May 172, June 121, July 71, August 63, September 66, October 60, November 52, December 57.
United States2,259
Oregon880
California545
Idaho391
Washington153
Nevada149
Canada19
British Columbia19
Utah7
Mexico2

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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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