Fabaceae
Alpine milkvetch
Astragalus alpinus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Astragalus
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Common names
By language (13)
- arz
- استراجالوس البينوس
- Chinese
- 高山黃耆, 高山黄耆, 高山黄芪, 塔格音-好恩其日, 高山黄蓍
- English
- Alpine milkvetch
- Finnish
- Tunturikurjenherne
- German
- Alpen-Tragant, Alpentragant
- hsb
- Alpski kozync
- Icelandic
- Seljahnúta
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Setermjelt
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Setermjelt
- Slovenian
- Alpski grahovec
- Spanish
- Colutea astragalina
- Swedish
- Fjällvedel, Ljus fjällvedel, Mörk fjällvedel
- Welsh
- Llaethwyg y mynydd
Synonyms
- Astragalina alpina (L.) Bubani
- Astragaloides alpina (L.) Medik.
- Astragalus alpestris Bubani
- Astragalus alpinus subsp. arcticus (Bunge) Hulten
- Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus
- Astragalus alpinus var. dilutus J.M.Norman
- Astragalus astragalinus E.Sheld.
- Astragalus phacinus E.H.L.Krause
- Atelophragma alpinum (L.) Rydb.
- Phaca alpina (L.) Piper
- Phaca arctica (Bunge) Gand.
- Phaca astragalina DC.
- Phaca minima All.
- Tium alpinum (L.) Rydb.
- Tragacantha alpina (L.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 534 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Callum McKenzie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.