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Robbins' milkvetch

Astragalus robbinsii

Also called Robbins' Milk Vetch

Robbins' milkvetch
Photo: Thompson Hyggen https://www.inaturalist.org/people/thyg, CC0

Robbins' milkvetch is a North American perennial legume, a species with several varieties spread from Alaska and Canada to the western and central United States. It is a wild native rather than a common garden plant, and one variety is federally endangered, so it is best left in the wild.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; it tolerates dry conditions.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gravelly soil.
Temperature
Hardy in cold climates; tolerates harsh winters.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Alaska to N. & WC. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Astragalus robbinsii is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Robbins's milkvetch. It is native to North America, where it is widespread with several varieties originating from different regions.

A. r. var. alpiniformis is endemic to Oregon.

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 robbinsii 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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