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Alpine Milkvetch

Astragalus alpinus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 55, February 51, March 79, April 93, May 144, June 125, July 179, August 88, September 78, October 62, November 50, December 50.
United States25,393
Canada4,920
British Columbia974
Colorado819
Alberta592
Quebec542
Alaska475
Russia420
Yukon406
Sweden303

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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