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Klamath Basin milkvetch

Astragalus californicus

Also called Klamath Milkvetch

Klamath Basin milkvetch
Photo: Chloe and Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0

Klamath Basin milkvetch (Astragalus californicus) is a native perennial herb of the pea family, forming a sturdy clump of upright stems up to about 0.46 m tall with pale yellow to cream pea-like flowers. It suits dry, open sites with good drainage and full sun, and it is not a common garden plant.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or sandy soil; tolerates poor, rocky ground.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate climates; protect from prolonged frost in very cold winters.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Oregon to N. California
Climate
temperate

About

Astragalus californicus is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Klamath Basin milkvetch.

It is native to the Klamath Mountains and surrounding High Cascade Ranges of northern California and southern Oregon, where it grows in scrub and woodland habitat.

Other Astragalus plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Astragalus californicus 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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