Lotus milkvetch

Common names

Synonyms

• Astragalus ammolotus Greene
• Astragalus batesii A.Nelson
• Astragalus elatiocarpus E.Sheld.
• Astragalus lotiflorus f. brachypus A.Gray
• Astragalus lotiflorus f. pedunculosus A.Gray
• Astragalus lotiflorus var. cretaceus (Buckley) F.C.Gates
• Astragalus lotiflorus var. elatiocarpus (E.Sheld.) Rydb.
• Astragalus lotiflorus var. nebraskensis Bates
• Astragalus lotiflorus var. reverchonii (A.Gray) M.E.Jones
• Astragalus nebraskensis (Bates) Bates
• Astragalus reverchonii A.Gray
• Batidophaca cretacea (Buckley) Rydb.
• Batidophaca lotiflora (Hook.) Rydb.
• Batidophaca nebraskensis (Bates) Rydb.
• Cystopora elatiocarpa (E.Sheld.) Lunell
• Cystopora lotiflora (Hook.) Lunell
• Phaca cretacea Buckley
• Phaca elatiocarpa (E.Sheld.) Rydb.
• Phaca lotiflora (Hook.) Torr. & A.Gray
• Phaca reverchonii (A.Gray) Rydb.
• Tragacantha lotiflora (Hook.) Kuntze

Characteristics

Growth habit

Forb/herb

Lifespan

Perennial

In the US and Canada

Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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