species 1,085 observations
Basalt Milkvetch
Astragalus filipes
Field notes
Astragalus filipes is a species of milkvetch known by the common name basalt milkvetch. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Utah, where it grows in many types of habitat, especially dry areas.
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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, Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur, 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
Wild Turkey, Greater Sage-Grouse
2
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Hunt's Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Nevada Bumble Bee, Juniper Hairstreak
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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
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.