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Drummond's Milkvetch

Astragalus drummondii

3,116 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 73, February 57, March 78, April 153, May 613, June 360, July 131, August 111, September 103, October 74, November 65, December 61.
United States2,176
Colorado1,607
Alberta774
Canada731
Wyoming142
Idaho111
Saskatchewan78
Utah65
Nebraska63
New Mexico61

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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