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Drummond's Milkvetch
Astragalus drummondii
Astragalus drummondii is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Drummond's milkvetch. The botanist Thomas Drummond first identified the plant during his travels in North America from 1825 to 1835, the year of his death. Accordingly, A. drummondii, amongst many other plants, was named after the late botanist. Upon the return of samples collected by Drummond to England, his findings were published in Sir William Hooker’s Flora Boreali-Americana in...
From the article Astragalus drummondii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Individuals of this species are herbaceous perennial plants with thick, hairy stems as well as long-hairy foliage. The plant tends to have several large stems diverging near to the ground. The plant is often 40 to 70cm tall. It has pinnately-compound leaves 6 to 14cm in length.
Wikipedia: “Morphology”
Range & habitat
Astragalus drummondii is found widely across the American west and Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. Its distribution has not changed appreciably since the species was first identified.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
A. drummondii is a hardy plant that can live in a range of different climates. It flourishes in dry, light soil as well as moderately wet soils. While it grows the most plentifully on grasslands, it can also survive in oak and pine forests. It tends to collect on hillsides when present.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 84354.