Fabaceae

Rushy milkvetch

Astragalus lonchocarpus Torr.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Astragalus

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Rushy milkvetch (Astragalus lonchocarpus) — FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 鱼藤黄芪
English: Rushy milkvetch

Synonyms

Astragalus lonchocarpus var. cymbocarpus A.Gray ex Rydb.
Astragalus lonchocarpus var. lonchocarpus
Astragalus macer A.Nelson
Homalobus macrocarpus Rydb.
Lonchophaca macra (A.Nelson) Rydb.
Lonchophaca macrocarpa Rydb.
Phaca macrocarpa A.Gray
Tragacantha lonchocarpa (Torr.) Kuntze

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brooke Smith, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Martin Purdy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.