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Spring Mountain milkvetch

Astragalus remotus (M.E.Jones) Barneby

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Astragalus

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Spring Mountain milkvetch: Astragalus remotus near Willow Spring, Red Rock Canyon , 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
Spring Mountain milkvetch

Synonyms

  • Astragalus arrectus var. remotus M.E.Jones
  • Tium remotum (M.E.Jones) Rydb.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
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.