species 8,009 observations
Freckled Milkvetch
Astragalus lentiginosus
Field notes
Astragalus lentiginosus is a species of legume native to western North America where it grows in a range of habitats. Common names include spotted locoweed and freckled milkvetch. There are a great number of wild varieties. The flower and the fruit of an individual plant are generally needed to identify the specific variety.
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native animals
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur, Clouded Sulphur, Marine Blue, Orange Sulphur
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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
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Blister Beetle, Harbour Porpoise, Wild Turkey, Greater Sage-Grouse
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Checkered-Skipper, Black Swallowtail, American Bumble Bee, California Digger Bee
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- Astragalus lentiginosus oropedii
- Tonopah Milkvetch
- Fish Slough Milkvetch
- White Mountains Milkvetch
- Higgins' Milkvetch
- Mottled Milkvetch
- Astragalus lentiginosus palans
- Astragalus lentiginosus variabilis
- Borrego Milkvetch
- Broad-pod Freckled Milkvetch
- Yucca Milkvetch
- Straw Milkvetch
- Shining Milkvetch
- Kennedy Freckled Milkvetch
- Maricopa Milkvetch
- Sodaville Milkvetch
- New Idria Milkvetch
- Cobweb Milkvetch
- Astragalus lentiginosus ambiguus
- Astragalus lentiginosus diphysus
- Big Bear Valley Milkvetch
- Astragalus lentiginosus trumbullensis
- Coachella Valley Milkvetch
- Kern Plateau Milkvetch
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Shrub Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.