Common names include milkvetch (most species), locoweed (in North America, some species) [4] and goat's-thorn (A. gummifer, A. tragacantha). Some pale-flowered vetches (Vicia spp.) are similar in appearance, but they are more vine -like than Astragalus. Most species in the genus have pinnately compound leaves. [5] .

Milk-vetches are part of the largest group of plants in the world known as Astragalus and consists of about 3,000 identified species. This group is part of the legume family, which includes peas. In California, Nevada and the Klamath Basin, some of these milk-vetches grow in habitats that are incredibly inhospitable to most plants.

Astragalus brauntonii is a rare species of milkvetch known by the common name Braunton's milkvetch. It is a short-lived perennial shrub with lilac flowers that is typically found on carbonate soils in fire-prone areas.

Astragalus cicer, the chickpea milkvetch, [2] chick-pea milk-vetch[3] or cicer milkvetch, is a perennial flowering plant native to Eastern Europe, popularized and subsequently transported to areas in Southern Europe, North America, and South America. It produces pods that resemble those of chickpeas.

Astragalus is a very large genus of the legume family (Fabaceae). Another name is “milkvetch,” which is said to be the designation for less poisonous (or rather, less immediately poisonous) species. The generic name, Astragalus, is a Greek word for the anklebone, which probably refers in some way to the fruits (pods).

Milkvetch toxins act quickly with most animals that ingest lethal doses dying in 4-25 hours. One kg of green milkvetch may be a lethal dose for a 500-kg cow. Animals that die quickly may not show clinical signs; but more often, animals die within 3 or 4 hours after eating the plant.

One such beauty is Ferron's milkvetch (Astragalus musiniensis). Finding this lovely pink-flowered milkvetch among the open, mixed desert scrub and Pinyon-juniper vegetation in early springtime is a rare treat.

1993年3月5日 · Braunton's milkvetch is currently known from four general areas in Ventura, Los Angeles, and Orange counties: eastern end of Simi Hills, eastern half of the Santa Monica Mountains, southern base of the San Gabriel Mountains, and …

Huang Qi as it's known in Chinese is also called Milkvetch, Radix Astragali, Astragalus Membranaceus and Astragalus Root. It is a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) known for it's benefits to Blood Pressure, Spleen, Candida, and Cancer. It has mild side effects and a few contraindications / interactions to be aware of.

Canadian milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis) is a perennial legume with underground rhizomes. Plants of this species may be large and robust once established, with plant height ranging from 12 to 40 inches. The leaves are odd-pinnately compound; leaflets are medium green, 1 to 4 cm long, and 5 to 15 mm wide. Generally, they are smooth or slightly