Fabaceae
Plains milkvetch
Astragalus gilviflorus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Astragalus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Plains milkvetch
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 86 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: cwhippo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: cwhippo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification 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.