Fabaceae
Short's milkvetch
Astragalus shortianus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Astragalus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Short's milkvetch
Synonyms
- Astragalus humilis Geyer ex Hook.
- Astragalus shortianus var. typicus Barneby
- Tragacantha shortiana (Nutt.) Kuntze
- Xylophacos shortianus (Nutt.) Rydb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Without Borders, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jackson Irvin, 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: Stephen Hornbeck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Archer Silverman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: rdclark86, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kaden Slone, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joshua Smith, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: marek, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.