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  8. Onobrychoidei
  9. Laxmann's Milkvetch

species 5,572 observations

Laxmann's Milkvetch

Astragalus laxmannii

Status
native
Bees
5 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

63 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Clouded Sulphur, Marine Blue, Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur, Orange Sulphur 23
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee, Porter's Digger Bee, Scurfy Pea Carder Bee, Osmia longula 5
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Wild Turkey, Greater Sage-Grouse 2
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Hunt's Bumble Bee, Nevada Bumble Bee, Nuttall's Blister Beetle, Great Basin Bumble Bee 33

Children

  • Rattle Milkvetch

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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