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prostrate milkvetch

Scientific Name: Astragalus miser var. decumbens

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Perennial

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Prostrate Milkvetch, scientifically known as Astragalus miser var. decumbens, is a perennial forb/herb belonging to the milkvetch family.

The plant's presence in gardens and potential use as pasture might lead to ingestion by grazing animals.

Scientific Name: Astragalus miser var. decumbens
Common Name: Prostrate Milkvetch
Kingdom: Plantae
Taxonomic Rank: Variety
Synonym: Astragalus decumbens (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray
Family: Fabaceae (mentioned in reference to "Natives Fabaceae" in a plant database)

The plant is found in alpine environments, as indicated by its presence "in the White mountains at c 11 000 ft."
It is endemic to the San Bernardino Mountains, as suggested by the mention of Cushenbury milk-vetch.
It's found in the Himalayas, as Hairy-Leaved Milk-Vetch is a high altitude Himalayan herb.
The plant is also found in Minnesota, west and southwest USA.

Prostrate growth habit, meaning it grows along the ground.
Perennial plant, living for more than two years.
Classified as a forb/herb.
Has a deep taproot, as indicated by the description of Peck's milkvetch.
Stems are 1 to several, 0 to 4.8 inches long, outer prostrate or decumbent, inner nearly erect.
Succulent hollow stems, height 0.6-1.0 m (reported for Cicer milkvetch, which gives insights into the genus).
Leaves are compound in groups of 9 to 17, up to 5 inches long, mostly prostrate.
Stems 5-30 cm long, silvery-hairy.

The text suggests it can be grown outdoors and tolerates very harsh temperatures.

Cicer milkvetch's competitiveness with other plants (birdsfoot trefoil, red clover) is noted.

Prostrate Milkvetch can withstand "very harsh temperatures without any problems, even many degrees below zero." This highlights its extreme cold tolerance.