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Newberry's Milkvetch

Astragalus newberryi

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 60, February 52, March 54, April 67, May 65, June 48, July 41, August 42, September 53, October 54, November 70, December 54.
United States1,905
California661
Nevada366
Utah221
Arizona172
Oregon84
New Mexico39
Idaho30
Texas24
Colorado8

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

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