Plant Signs

Minthorn's Milkvetch

Astragalus minthorniae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Astragalus minthorniae var. villosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 12 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Mojave Milkvetch

Astragalus mohavensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 14 in tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Curved-pod Milkvetch

Astragalus mohavensis var. hemigyrus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Dana York

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 - 14 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Mojave Milkvetch

Astragalus mohavensis var. mohavensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 14 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Mono Milkvetch

Astragalus monoensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 0.8 - 8 in tall

Flower Color: Pink, Yellow

Wildlife supported:

San Clemente Island Milkvetch

Astragalus nevinii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 12 in tall

Flower Color: Cream

Wildlife supported:

Newberry's Milkvetch

Astragalus newberryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Xeric Specialties - Cindy Hopkins & Dave Silverman

Plant type: Perennial herb

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Newberry's Milkvetch

Astragalus newberryi var. newberryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Providence Mountains Milkvetch

Astragalus nutans

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 - 6 in tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Smallflower Milkvetch

Astragalus nuttallianus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 - 18 in tall

Flower Color: White, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Turkeypeas

Astragalus nuttallianus var. cedrosensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 - 18 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Turkeypeas

Astragalus nuttallianus var. imperfectus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 - 18 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Nuttall's Milkvetch

Astragalus nuttallii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Jorg Fleige & Mimi Fleige

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 40 in tall

Flower Color: Green

Wildlife supported:

Ocean Bluff Milkvetch

Astragalus nuttallii var. nuttallii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 40 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Angel Island Milkwort

Astragalus nuttallii var. virgatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 40 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Arcane Milkvetch

Astragalus obscurus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 in tall

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

San Diego Milkvetch

Astragalus oocarpus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Cream

Wildlife supported:

Egg Milkvetch

Astragalus oophorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 12 in tall

Flower Color: Purple, Cream

Wildlife supported:

Lavin's Milkvetch

Astragalus oophorus var. lavinii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 12 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Egg Milkvetch

Astragalus oophorus var. oophorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 12 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Stanislaus Milkvetch

Astragalus oxyphysus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Brent Miller

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Green

Wildlife supported:

Thickpod Milkvetch

Astragalus pachypus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 31 in tall

Flower Color: Cream

Wildlife supported:

Jaeger's Bush Milkvetch

Astragalus pachypus var. jaegeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 31 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Bush Milkvetch

Astragalus pachypus var. pachypus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 31 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Palmer's Milkvetch

Astragalus palmeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 19 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Panamint Milkvetch

Astragalus panamintensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 0.4 - 6 in tall

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Depauperate Milkvetch

Astragalus pauperculus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 4 in tall

Flower Color: Purple

Wildlife supported:

Broad-keeled Milkvetch

Astragalus platytropis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 0.8 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Pomona Milk Vetch

Astragalus pomonensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 Steven Thorsted

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 10 - 31 in tall

Flower Color: Cream

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Preuss Milkvetch

Astragalus preussii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 16 in tall

Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Lancaster Milkvetch

Astragalus preussii var. laxiflorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 14 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Preuss' Milkvetch

Astragalus preussii var. preussii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 14 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Tonopah Milkvetch

Astragalus pseudiodanthus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 8 - 12 in tall

Flower Color: Purple, Red

Wildlife supported:

Ames' Milkvetch

Astragalus pulsiferae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 0.4 - 1 in tall

Flower Color: White, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Modoc Plateau Milkvetch

Astragalus pulsiferae var. coronensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 0.4 - 1 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Pulsifer's Milkvetch

Astragalus pulsiferae var. pulsiferae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 0.4 - 1 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Suksdorf's Milkvetch

Astragalus pulsiferae var. suksdorfii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 0.4 - 1 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Pursh Loco Milkvetch

Astragalus purshii

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 7 in tall

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Pink, Purple

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Woollypod Milkvetch

Astragalus purshii var. lagopinus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Pursh's Milk Vetch

Astragalus purshii var. lectulus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Woollypod Milkvetch

Astragalus purshii var. purshii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 0.4 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Pursh's Milk Vetch

Astragalus purshii var. tinctus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2001 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Marsh Milkvetch

Astragalus pycnostachyus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Green

Wildlife supported:

Ventura Marsh Milkvetch

Astragalus pycnostachyus var. lanosissimus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall

Wildlife supported:

Coastal Marsh Milkvetch

Astragalus pycnostachyus var. pycnostachyus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall

Wildlife supported:

Rattan's Milkvetch

Astragalus rattanii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 - 12 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Jepson's Milkvetch

Astragalus rattanii var. jepsonianus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 - 12 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Rattan's Milkvetch

Astragalus rattanii var. rattanii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 2 - 12 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Raven's Milkvetch

Astragalus ravenii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 0.4 - 4 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Gravel Milkvetch

Astragalus sabulonum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 0.8 - 10 in tall

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Bishop Milkvetch

Astragalus sepultipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 14 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Naked Milkvetch

Astragalus serenoi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Shockley's Milkvetch

Astragalus serenoi var. shockleyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 6 - 18 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Shevock's Milkvetch

Astragalus shevockii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 John Game

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 4 - 14 in tall

Flower Color: Cream

Wildlife supported:

Kern County Milkvetch

Astragalus subvestitus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb

Size: 3 in tall

Flower Color: White, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Alkali Milkvetch

Astragalus tener

Calscape.org

Copyright © Carol Witham and CNPS

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 0.8 - 12 in tall

Flower Color: Pink, White, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Ferris' Milkvetch

Astragalus tener var. ferrisiae

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 - 10 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Alkali Milkvetch

Astragalus tener var. tener

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Doug Wirtz

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 2 - 12 in tall

Wildlife supported:

Coastal Dunes Milkvetch

Astragalus tener var. titi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Bob Huettmann

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 0.8 - 5 in tall

Wildlife supported: