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woodypod milkvetch
Scientific Name: Astragalus sclerocarpus
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Woodypod Milkvetch (Astragalus sclerocarpus)
Astragalus sclerocarpus, commonly known as Woodypod Milkvetch, is a perennial forb/herb belonging to the Fabaceae (Pea) family.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant develops a bare stem and has a woody pod.
Considerations for Children
- This plant develops a bare stem and has a woody pod.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Astragalus sclerocarpus A. Gray
- Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Synonyms: Homalobus podocarpus (Hook.) Rydb., Phaca podocarpa Hook.
- Other Common Names: The Dalles Milk-vetch, Stalked-pod Milk-vetch, Woody-pod Milk-vetch
- French Common Name: astragale fruits durs
Distribution and Habitat
- This plant is found in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington, and east of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Woodypod Milkvetch is a perennial plant, classified as a forb/herb.
- It develops in an erect manner, and can become the size of a tree as it matures.
- It is not an evergreen.
- Flowers are greenish-white to cream-colored with a regular pea flower shape, located at the ends of long stalks.
- The fruit is a smooth, erect, stout, woody pod, 2-3 cm long and 5-7 mm in diameter. The mature fruit is leathery to sub-woody.
Quirky Facts
- The name "locoweed" is sometimes applied to certain species of Astragalus in the western US.
Further Information
- Encyclopedia of Life: Encyclopedia of Life
- Discover Life: Discover Life
- ITIS: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Catalogue of Life
- iNaturalist.ca
- Species.wikimedia.org
- Garden Guides