species 1,092 observations
Gambel's Milkvetch
Astragalus gambelianus
Field notes
Astragalus gambelianus is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Gambel's dwarf milkvetch. It is native to California, with its distribution extending into Oregon to the north and Baja California to the south.
It grows in many types of habitat, including chaparral and woodlands and the Sierra Nevada.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Clouded Sulphur, Marine Blue, Orange Sulphur, Silvery Blue
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee, Pallid Habropoda, Scurfy Pea Carder Bee
3
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Harbour Porpoise, Humpback Whale, School Shark
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Ringlet, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Nevada Bumble Bee, Rocky Mountain Clearwing
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.