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Fabaceae

Minthorn's milkvetch

Astragalus minthorniae (Rydb.) Jeps.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Astragalus

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Minthorn's milkvetch: Astragalus minthorniae var. villosus near community bulletin board, Cold Creek, Spring Mountains, southern Nevada
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Minthorn's milkvetch

Synonyms

  • Hamosa minthorniae Rydb.

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.