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Astragalus frigidus
Astragalus frigidus is a low perennial shrub from subarctic and subalpine Eurasia, growing 8 to 35 cm tall with yellow pea-type flowers. It is a wild species rather than a common garden plant, and it is best suited to cool, open, well-drained sites.
Astragalus frigidus, the yellow alpine milkvetch or pallid milkvetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to subarctic and subalpine Eurasia. A perennial shrub 8 to 35 cm (3 to 14 in) tall, it is typically found in forests, meadows, and along riverbanks at elevations from 200 to 3,000 m (700 to 9,800 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Astragalus frigidus 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.
