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Santa Fe milkvetch
Scientific Name: Astragalus feensis
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Santa Fe Milkvetch (Astragalus feensis)
The Santa Fe Milkvetch, scientifically known as Astragalus feensis, is a perennial herb belonging to the genus Astragalus. It is also known as Feensis.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Astragalus feensis M.E. Jones
- Common Name: Santa Fe Milkvetch
- Family: Fabaceae (also known as Leguminosae)
- Synonym: Astragalus sanctae-fidei Tidestr.
Considerations for Pets
- It is closely related to locoweed.
Distribution and Habitat
This milkvetch is found in several counties in New Mexico, including Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Torrance, and Hidalgo counties. It typically grows on sandy benches and gravelly hillsides, often in piñon-juniper woodlands. It is found in Santa Fe Canyon below Nichols Reservoir and east of the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico
Morphological Characteristics
- Lifespan: Perennial
- Structure: Herb (forb/herb - a non-woody plant that is not a grass)
- Stems: Short, prostrate, 1-6 cm long
- Herbage: Densely villous or villosulous (covered with fine, soft hairs)
- It assumes a yellow coloring during the autumn.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Mentioned as visited by insects when referring to the Heliotrope Milkvetch, Astragalus montii Welsh.
Further Information
More information can be found at:
- New Mexico Rare Plant Technical Council (NMRPTC) online fact sheet
- Idaho Fish and Wildlife Information System Data and Maps
- Dave's Garden
- PLANT PROFILE : (*). Altervista