Fabaceae
Alkali milkvetch
Astragalus tener
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Astragalus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- قتاد رقيق
- English
- Alkali milkvetch, Gray slender milkvetch
Synonyms
- Astragalus hypoglottis var. strigosus Kellogg
- Astragalus serotinus var. strigosus (Kellogg) J.F.Macbr.
- Astragalus strigosus (Kellogg) J.M.Coult. & Fisher
- Hamosa tenera (A.Gray) Rydb.
- Homalobus strigosus (Kellogg) Rydb.
- Tragacantha tenera (A.Gray) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Chloe and Trevor, CC BY 4.0, 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.