Participant Info

Species

Astragalus agrestis [Astragalus goniatus]

Family

Fabaceae

CommonName

purple milkvetch

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1896

LatestDate

2020

Ecosystem

basin, shrubland, foothill, montane, ruderal, urban

Geobotanical

Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos, UBasin, LBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

Poncha

WildlifePreserves

Baca, La Jara

Other Localities

La Botica

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Conejos Co, ridge above Hicks Canyon 23 June 2021

Comments

Purple milkvetch is common all around the Valley. Its native habitat is grasslands in the foothills and the montane, but it will take advantage of disturbed ground, for instance along irrigation ditches and beside unpaved parking areas in towns. It grows in all regions west of the Mississippi except for the lower Great Plains and the far West coast. It follows the Rio Grande drainage two thirds of the way down New Mexico but no farther.

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