Fabaceae
Gambel's dwarf milkvetch
Astragalus gambelianus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Astragalus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Gambel's dwarf milkvetch
Synonyms
- Astragalus elmeri Greene
- Astragalus gambelianus subsp. gambelianus
- Astragalus gambellianus subsp. elmeri (Greene) Abrams
- Astragalus gambellianus var. elmeri (Greene) J.T.Howell
- Astragalus nigrescens Nutt.
- Hesperastragalus elmeri (Greene) Rydb.
- Hesperastragalus gambellianus (E.Sheld.) A.Heller
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Diego Blanco, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cricket Raspet, 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.