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  9. Two-seeded Milkvetch

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Two-seeded Milkvetch

Astragalus didymocarpus

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

Field notes

Supports All

49 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur, Clouded Sulphur, Marine Blue, Orange Sulphur 21
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee, Porter's Digger Bee, Pallid Habropoda, Scurfy Pea Carder Bee 4
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Harbour Porpoise, Wild Turkey, Humpback Whale, Greater Sage-Grouse 5
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Nevada Bumble Bee, Rocky Mountain Clearwing, Nuttall's Blister Beetle 19

Children

  • Notch-leaved Locoweed
  • Dwarf White Milkvetch
  • San Obispo Milkvetch
  • Miles' 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
Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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