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Rogue River milkvetch

Astragalus accidens

Rogue River milkvetch
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0

Rogue River milkvetch is a small herbaceous perennial legume from the pea family, native to southern Oregon and northwest California. It is a wild native rather than a common garden plant, so it is grown mainly by native plant enthusiasts and restoration projects.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; it tolerates dry summers and should not sit in wet soil.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or sandy soil.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate climates; protect from prolonged hard frost in very cold areas.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Oregon to NW. California
Climate
temperate

About

Astragalus accidens, more commonly known as the Rogue River milkvetch, is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the family Fabaceae.

Where it grows

This species is native to western USA, specifically California and small section of southern Oregon.

Other Astragalus plants

Astragalus aboriginum · Sharp-leaved Milk Vetch · Sharpkeel milkvetch · Humboldt County milkvetch · Purple milkvetch · Cushenbury milkvetch · Astragalus alopecurus · Alpine milkvetch · Crescent milkvetch · Hermit Milkvetch · Anderson's milkvetch · San Quintin Dune Milkvetch

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Astragalus accidens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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