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Marsh milkvetch

Astragalus pycnostachyus var. lanosissimus

Also called Ventura Marsh Milk Vetch, Ventura Marsh Milkvetch

Marsh milkvetch
Photo: Pacific Southwest Region USFWS from Sacramento, US, Public domain

Ventura marsh milk-vetch is a short-lived perennial legume from coastal dunes and salt marshes in southern California, now endangered with only one known wild population near Oxnard. It is a conservation species rather than a garden plant, so care should be left to specialists and nurseries working under permits.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Likes moist soil in its native marsh edges; avoid waterlogging the root zone.
Soil
Sandy or disturbed coastal soils with good drainage.
Temperature
Mild coastal conditions; frost-tender in cold climates.
How easy
Hard

About

Astragalus pycnostachyus var. lanosissimus, the Ventura marsh milk-vetch, is a short-lived, herbaceous perennial in the pea family Fabaceae,

Where it grows

Historically, Astragalus pycnostachyus var. lanosissimus or Ventura marsh milk-vetch occurred in back dune habitat and coastal meadows, and near coastal salt marshes from Ventura County to Orange County. Over the last century seven historical occurrences were known to exist.

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 pycnostachyus var. lanosissimus 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.

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