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Fabaceae

Gray's milkvetch

Astragalus grayi Parry ex S.Watson

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Astragalus

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Gray's milkvetch: An uncommon Montana species that in the Pryor Mountain region was not observed in the sagebrush steppe but was robust along a gravel road (the west end of the H
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Gray's milkvetch

Synonyms

  • Cnemidophacos grayi (Parry ex S.Watson) Rydb.
  • Ctenophyllum grayi (Parry ex S.Watson) Rydb.
  • Tragacantha grayi (Parry ex S.Watson) Kuntze

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.