Common names include milkvetch (most species), locoweed (in North America, some species) [4] and goat's-thorn (A. gummifer, A. tragacantha). Some pale-flowered vetches (Vicia spp.) are similar in appearance, but they are more vine -like than Astragalus. Most species in the genus have pinnately compound leaves. [5] .

In California, Nevada and the Klamath Basin, some of these milk-vetches grow in habitats that are incredibly inhospitable to most plants. Let’s meet a few of these tough and resilient beauties. Coachella Valley milk-vetch. Astragalus lentiginosus var. coachellae.

2023年3月14日 · Astragalus is also called huang qi or milk vetch. It comes from a type of bean or legume. While there are multiple species of astragalus, most astragalus supplements contain Astragalus...

Canada Milkvetch and Wild Licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) seed is a food source for Acanthoscelides aureolus, a tiny weevil, the beginning of the predatory food chain. Canada Milkvetch makes a great garden plant and is adaptable to any reasonably well-drained soil, fixing nitrogen into the soil and providing erosion control.

2024年12月29日 · Astragalus, also known as milk vetch or huang qi, is a plant known for its roots in traditional Chinese medicine. The root of the plant has been used as a medicine and diet supplement for ...

Astragalus brauntonii is a rare species of milkvetch known by the common name Braunton's milkvetch. It is a short-lived perennial shrub with lilac flowers that is typically found on carbonate soils in fire-prone areas. It is a opportunistic pioneer species that usually appears in the aftermath of wildfires and other disturbances.

Canada Milk Vetch is a common nectar source for bumblebees and honeybees, and for food for animals including deer, wild turkey, groundhogs, rabbits, and livestock. Also called Canadian Milk Vetch, or Rattle Weed, it attracts hummingbirds, song birds, and butterflies, including the Western Tailed Blue Butterfly larvae.

1993年3月5日 · Where is Braunton's Milkvetch (Astragalus brauntonii) located in the wild? Braunton's milkvetch generally occurs below 2100 feet (640 m) in elevation, on south-, west-, and east-facing slopes, in open areas within chaparral.

Stabilization of disturbed soils Cicer milkvetch has been successfully used in grass mixtures on streambanks, road cuts, mine spoils, and as a cover crop in orchards and windbreaks. Its extensive and prolific root system holds soil, and provides quick recovery and rapid growth in critical area plantings.

Astragalus cicer, the chickpea milkvetch, [2] chick-pea milk-vetch[3] or cicer milkvetch, is a perennial flowering plant native to Eastern Europe, popularized and subsequently transported to areas in Southern Europe, North America, and South America. It produces pods that resemble those of chickpeas.