Astragalus (plant) - Wikipedia
Common names include milkvetch (most species), locoweed (in North America, some species) [4] and goat's-thorn (A. gummifer, A. tragacantha). Some pale-flowered vetches (Vicia spp.) are similar in appearance, but they are more vine -like than Astragalus. Most species in the genus have pinnately compound leaves. [5] .
Meet the marvelous milk-vetches | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Milk-vetches are part of the largest group of plants in the world known as Astragalus and consists of about 3,000 identified species. This group is part of the legume family, which includes peas. In California, Nevada and the Klamath Basin, some of these milk-vetches grow in habitats that are incredibly inhospitable to most plants.
Astragalus cicer - Wikipedia
Astragalus cicer, the chickpea milkvetch, [2] chick-pea milk-vetch[3] or cicer milkvetch, is a perennial flowering plant native to Eastern Europe, popularized and subsequently transported to areas in Southern Europe, North America, and South America. It produces pods that resemble those of chickpeas.
Astragalus canadensis - Wikipedia
Astragalus canadensis is a common and widespread member of the milkvetch genus in the legume family, known commonly as Canadian milkvetch. The plant is found throughout Canada and the United States in many habitats including wetlands, woodlands, and prairies.
Scarlet Milkvetch - US Forest Service
Astragalus is a very large genus of the legume family (Fabaceae). Another name is “milkvetch,” which is said to be the designation for less poisonous (or rather, less immediately poisonous) species. The generic name, Astragalus, is a Greek word for the anklebone, which probably refers in some way to the fruits (pods).
Restoration: Basalt milkvetch is one of the few native legumes that is adapted for use in restoration in the semi-arid west. As a legume, it has the ability to add nitrogen to rangeland plantings, and it is known to resprout readily after fire making it a …
Milkvetch (Astragalus spp.) : USDA ARS
Milkvetch toxins act quickly with most animals that ingest lethal doses dying in 4-25 hours. One kg of green milkvetch may be a lethal dose for a 500-kg cow. Animals that die quickly may not show clinical signs; but more often, animals die within 3 or 4 hours after eating the plant.
Canadian milkvetch is a native legume that is widely distributed across all but the extreme southeastern and southwestern United States. It is found naturally in moist prairies, open woodlands, roadsides, thickets, and streambanks. Plants tend to colonize in these areas.
Precocious Milkvetch - US Forest Service
Precocious milkvetch (Astragalus proimanthes) is part of the Fabaceae family, formerly known as Leguminosae. They are mostly herbs, but include shrubs and trees, and all are found in temperate and tropical areas in both hemispheres.
Astragalus canadensis (Canada Milkvetch) - Minnesota …
Canada Milkvetch and Wild Licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) seed is a food source for Acanthoscelides aureolus, a tiny weevil, the beginning of the predatory food chain. Canada Milkvetch makes a great garden plant and is adaptable to any reasonably well-drained soil, fixing nitrogen into the soil and providing erosion control.
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