Fabaceae
Rimrock milkvetch
Astragalus desperatus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Astragalus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Rimrock milkvetch
Synonyms
- Astragalus desperatus var. typicus Barneby
- Batidophaca despelata (M.E.Jones) Rydb.
- Batidophaca desperata (M.E.Jones) Rydb.
- Tium desperatum (M.E.Jones) Rydb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Sokoloff PC, Murray DA, McBeth SR.M, Irvine MG, Rupert SM, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sokoloff PC, Murray DA, McBeth SR.M, Irvine MG, Rupert SM, CC BY 4.0, 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.