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Woodruff's milkvetch

Astragalus woodruffii

Also called Woodruff's Milk Vetch

Woodruff's milkvetch
Photo: Jean Pawek, CC BY 3.0

Woodruff's milkvetch (Astragalus woodruffii) is a perennial wildflower in the pea family, native to south central Utah. It is a wild species of dry, higher-elevation ground and is not widely grown in gardens.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; it is adapted to dry native conditions.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or rocky soil.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters typical of its native range; protect from prolonged heat and humidity.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Utah
Climate
temperate

About

Astragalus woodruffii, also known as Woodruff's milkvetch, is a species of Milkvetch in the family Fabaceae. It is native to south central Utah.

Where it grows

It is most commonly found in the month of May, being found in that month around 74% of the time. It is commonly found in the elevations of between 4,000-6,000 feet.

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 woodruffii 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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