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elegant milkvetch

Scientific Name: Astragalus eucosmus

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Perennial

Other Names: ME (elegant milk-vetch)

       

Elegant Milkvetch (Astragalus eucosmus)

Astragalus eucosmus, commonly known as Elegant Milkvetch or Pretty Milkvetch, is a forb/herb belonging to the pea family.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Astragalus eucosmus B.L. Rob.
  • Common Names: Elegant Milkvetch, Pretty Milkvetch
  • Family: Fabaceae (Pea family or Leguminosae)
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Genus: Astragalus
  • Synonyms:
    • Astragalus eucosmus B.L. Rob. ssp. sealei (Lepage)
    • Astragalus eucosmus ssp. sealei
    • Astragalus eucosmus var. facinorum

Distribution and Habitat

  • Elegant Milkvetch has a circumpolar distribution.
  • It is widely distributed across northern North America and the Rockies.
  • In New England, it is less common.

Morphological Characteristics

  • It is a forb/herb, which is a non-woody plant that is not a grass.
  • The development of the elegant milkvetch is erect in general.
  • In the lower part, they have a pretty bare stem, while many ramifications develop towards.
  • It assumes a yellow coloring during the autumn.

Further Information

  • USDA PLANTS database
  • Discover Life
  • Dave's Garden