Minnesota Seasons - Canadian milkvetch


Canadian milkvetch				More photos…
Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis

Taxonomy	Family:	Fabaceae (pea)
	Subfamily:	Faboideae
	Tribe:	Galegeae
	Subtribe:	Astragalinae
	Clade:	Coluteinae

Nativity	Native
Status
Habitat	Dry to moderate moisture. Prairies. Full to partial sun.
Flowering	July to August
Flower Color	Yellow
Height	12″ to 48″

Identification

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Range			Sources: 2, 3, 5, 7.

Sightings	Clinton Prairie SNA Cottonwood River Prairie SNA Hayes Lake State Park Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Kasota Prairie SNA Kellogg-Weaver Dunes SNA Kellogg-Weaver Unit Lake Bronson State Park			Mound Spring Prairie SNA Old Mill State Park Pankratz Memorial Prairie North Unit Schaefer Prairie Strandness Prairie Western Prairie SNA Zimmerman Prairie

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Synonyms	Astragalus canadensis var. carolinianus Astragalus canadensis var. longilobus Astragalus carolinianus Astragalus halei

Common Names	Canada milk vetch Canadian milk-vetch Canadian milkvetch