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Copper mine milkvetch

Astragalus cobrensis A.Gray

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Astragalus

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Copper mine milkvetch: Astragalus cobrensis , south side of Silver Creek near NM Hwy. 159, about a mile east of Mogollon, 33.389 -108.778, Catron County, New Mexico, 29 Mar 2014.
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Copper mine milkvetch

Synonyms

  • Atelophragma cobrense (A.Gray) Rydb.
  • Tragacantha cobrensis (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.