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Marsh milkvetch

Astragalus pycnostachyus

Marsh milkvetch
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0

Marsh milkvetch is a perennial herb from the California coast, where it grows in wet, salty marsh habitat. It is best grown with consistently moist, saline-tolerant conditions and full sun.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist; it tolerates wet, saline conditions in the wild.
Soil
Moist, well-drained loam or clay tolerant of salt; a coastal marsh-type mix.
Temperature
10–25 °C; tolerates cool coastal conditions and mild frost, protect below -5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. California
Climate
temperate

About

Astragalus pycnostachyus is a species of milkvetch known by the common name marsh milkvetch. It is endemic to the coastline of California, where it grows in wet saline habitat such as marshes.

Other Astragalus plants

Chickpea milkvetch · Groundplum milkvetch · Yellow Alpine Milkvetch · Licorice milkvetch · Gum tragacanth milkvetch · Freckled milkvetch · Mongolian Milkvetch · Woollypod milkvetch · Cream milkvetch · Astragalus sarcocolla · Chinese milk-vetch · Milkvetch

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Astragalus pycnostachyus 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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