Fabaceae
Palmer's milkvetch
Astragalus palmeri
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Astragalus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Palmer's milkvetch, Palmer's milk vetch, Palmer's milk-vetch
Synonyms
- Astragalus metanus M.E.Jones
- Astragalus palmeri var. johnstonii (Munz & McBride) Barneby
- Astragalus palmeri var. palmeri
- Astragalus vaseyi S.Watson
- Astragalus vaseyi var. johnstonii Munz & McBurney
- Astragalus vaseyi var. metanus (M.E.Jones) Munz & McBurney
- Phaca metana (M.E.Jones) Rydb.
- Phaca palmeri (A.Gray) Rydb.
- Phaca vaseyi (S.Watson) Rydb.
- Tragacantha palmeri (A.Gray) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: joedecruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.