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species 494 observations

Egg Milkvetch

Astragalus oophorus

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

Field notes

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52 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Clouded Sulphur, Marine Blue, Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur, Orange Sulphur 22
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee, Porter's Digger Bee, Pallid Habropoda 3
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Wild Turkey, Greater Sage-Grouse 2
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Osmia integra, Morrison's Bumble Bee, Eucera fulvitarsis, Megachile prosopidis 25

Children

  • Long-calyx Eggvetch
  • Clokey Eggvetch
  • Astragalus oophorus caulescens
  • Lavin's Milkvetch
  • Egg 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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