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Smallflower Milkvetch
( Astragalus nuttallianus )
Astragalus nuttallianus
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About Smallflower Milkvetch (Astragalus nuttallianus)
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Astragalus nuttallianus
is a species of milkvetch known by the common names smallflower milkvetch and turkeypeas. It is native to the southwestern and south central United States and northern Mexico, where it can be found in many types of habitat, often in dry areas. This is an annual herb which is variable in appearance, especially across Varieties: It produces slender, hairy stems which reach 4 to 45 centimeters in length. The leaves are up to 6. 5 centimeters long and are made up of several oval-shaped pointed or round-tipped leaflets. The inflorescence bears 1 to 4 white to purple or bicolored flowers, each less than a centimeter in length. The fruit is a legume pod 12 to 26 mm long.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual herb
Size
0.13 - 1.5 ft tall
Flower Color
White, Purple
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 18
likely
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Vanessa cardui
*
Acmon Blue
Icaricia acmon
Icaricia acmon
*
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
Colias eurytheme
*
Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
*
Silver-Spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
Epargyreus clarus
*
Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa
Plebejus melissa
*
Persius Duskywing
Erynnis persius
Erynnis persius
Landscaping Information
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 3.1" - 14.2", Summer Precipitation: 0.30" - 2.90", Coldest Month: 38.0" - 60.8", Hottest Month: 62.4" - 88.9", Humidity: 1.76" - 42.46", Elevation: -68" - 7066"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Smallflowered Milkvetch, Turkeypeas
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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