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Painted milkvetch

Astragalus ceramicus E.Sheld.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Astragalus

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Painted milkvetch: The inflated red-mottled fruits and leaves comprising mostly the main rachis can be found during the late summer.
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Painted milkvetch

Synonyms

  • Astragalus angustus var. ceramicus (E.Sheld.) M.E.Jones
  • Astragalus angustus var. pictus (A.Gray) M.E.Jones
  • Astragalus pictus (A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Phaca picta A.Gray
  • Tragacantha picta (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Tragacantha pictus (A.Gray) Kuntze

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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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.