Fabaceae

Browse milkvetch

Astragalus cibarius E.Sheld.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Astragalus

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Browse milkvetch (Astragalus cibarius) — FlowerPhoto: Daughter Dad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Browse milkvetch

Synonyms

Astragalus arietinus M.E.Jones
Astragalus cuspidocarpus E.Sheld.
Astragalus lentiginosus var. cuspidocarpus (E.Sheld.) M.E.Jones
Astragalus missouriensis var. cuspidocarpus (E.Sheld.) M.E.Jones
Astragalus thermalis Greene
Astragalus webberi var. cibarius (E.Sheld.) M.E.Jones
Xylophacos cibarius (E.Sheld.) Rydb.
Xylophacos cuspidocarpus (E.Sheld.) Rydb.

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 123 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Daughter Dad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daughter Dad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Aleya Stotesbery, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mitch Van Dyke, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zach Earl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: brunsonm, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.