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Elegant milkvetch

Astragalus eucosmus B.L.Rob.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Astragalus

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Common names

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English
Elegant milkvetch

Synonyms

  • Astragalus elegans (Hook.) E.Sheld.
  • Astragalus eucosmus f. albinus Fernald
  • Astragalus eucosmus f. caespitosus J.Rousseau
  • Astragalus eucosmus f. facinorum (Fernald) B.Boivin
  • Astragalus eucosmus f. leucocarpus Lepage
  • Astragalus eucosmus f. villosus J.Rousseau
  • Astragalus eucosmus subsp. sealei (Lepage) Hultén
  • Astragalus eucosmus var. facinorum Fernald
  • Astragalus eucosmus var. terrae-novae J.Rousseau
  • Astragalus oroboides var. americanus A.Gray
  • Astragalus sealei Lepage
  • Atelophragma atratum Rydb.
  • Atelophragma elegans (Hook.) Rydb.
  • Phaca elegans Hook.
  • Phaca oroboides f. americana Gand.
  • Phaca parviflora (Pursh) Nutt.

Characteristics

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

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.