Astragalus Douglasii

Identification

Astragalus Douglasii, Douglas milkvetch and Douglas locoweed.
Astragalus Douglasii,  Douglas milkvetch plant - grid24_3
Astragalus Douglasii, Douglas milkvetch
Astragalus Douglasii,  Douglas milkvetch seed pods - grid24_3
Astragalus Douglasii, Douglas milkvetch seed pods
Astragalus Douglasii, Douglas milkvetch old photo - grid24_3
Astragalus Douglasii, douglas locoweed, old photo
Astragalus douglasii 7000ft hwy-38 south of Big Bear. - grid24_3
Astragalus Douglasii south of Big Bear along hwy 38 at 7000 feet.

Description

Douglas milkvetch is really a nice little plant that causes no problems that I've seen while creating a visually delightful addition to the garden. This little locoweed grows on the Santa Margarita nursery site and up around Big Bear. At 7000 foot the plants are small little things with huge pods. Munz says Douglas Milkvetch, or locoweed grows in "Dry fields, grassy and brushy hillsides and rolling plains, from the valley floor upward into the pine-belt, 180-6800 ft., V. grassland, foothill woodland, yellow pine forest, rarely Joshua tee woodland, central Great Valley, Yolo to Merced cos., s. in the inner Coast Ranges from San Benito Co. to the head of San Joaquin Valley, the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mts., extending to the desert-edge near Cajon and Walker passes."

syn. Phaca Douglasii, Astragalus tejonensis, A.d. megalophysus,Phaca vallicola

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Fifteen Gallon 0 0 $ 79.99

Characteristics

Astragalus Douglasii Douglas milkvetch tolerates alkaline soil.
Astragalus Douglasii Douglas milkvetch is great for a butterfly garden.
Astragalus Douglasii Douglas milkvetch's foliage color is green and type is deciduous.
Astragalus Douglasii Douglas milkvetch's flower color is yellow.

Communities

Communities for Astragalus Douglasii Douglas milkvetch:Valley Grassland, Joshua Tree Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Shadscale Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest and Central Oak Woodland.

Ranges for Astragalus Douglasii

ph: 6.00 to 7.50
usda: 7 to 10
height[m]: 0.10 to 0.20
width[m]: 0.60 to 1.00
rainfall[cm]: 30.00 to 70.00

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