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Pagumpa milkvetch

Astragalus ensiformis M.E.Jones

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Astragalus

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Pagumpa milkvetch: Pagumpa milkvetch (Astragalus ensiformis), Pea family (Fabaceae). North of Springdale, Zion Nat. Park, Utah.
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Pagumpa milkvetch

Synonyms

  • Astragalus ensiformis var. ensiformis
  • Astragalus ensiformis var. gracilior Barneby
  • Astragalus ensiformis var. typicus Barneby
  • Astragalus minthorniae var. gracilior (Barneby) Barneby
  • Hamosa ensiformis (M.E.Jones) Rydb.

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.