Index / Search / Astragalus canadensis
§1 Plant
Astragalus canadensis L.
vernacular Canadian milkvetch — species · Fabaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus
- Astragalus
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 815 counties across 39 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Medium
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- Medium
- Fire
- High
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- Medium
- CaCO₃
- Low
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -38 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 175 min.
- Precipitation
- 20–50 in/yr
- pH range
- 6–8
- Root depth
- 10 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- medium
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Stoloniferous
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- Short
- Mature height
- 0.5 ft
- Foliage texture
- Fine
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Porous
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- White
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- Low
- Toxicity
- Slight
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Mid Summer
- Seed abundance
- Low
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- No
- Seeds / lb
- 270,500
- Propagation
- seed
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- Low
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Medium
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 815 counties across 39 states/territories.
Arkansas view state ↗ 21 N ▾
- Benton 05007
- Cleburne 05023
- Desha 05041
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Mississippi 05093
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Polk 05113
- Pulaski 05119
- Searcy 05129
- Sharp 05135
- Stone 05137
- Washington 05143
California view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 6 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Ada 16001
- Adams 16003
- Benewah 16009
- Bingham 16011
- Blaine 16013
- Boise 16015
- Bonner 16017
- Bonneville 16019
- Boundary 16021
- Butte 16023
- Cassia 16031
- Clark 16033
- Clearwater 16035
- Custer 16037
- Elmore 16039
- Fremont 16043
- Idaho 16049
- Jefferson 16051
- Jerome 16053
- Kootenai 16055
- Latah 16057
- Lemhi 16059
- Lincoln 16063
- Minidoka 16067
- Nez Perce 16069
- Power 16077
- Shoshone 16079
- Teton 16081
- Valley 16085
- Washington 16087
Illinois view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- DuPage 17043
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Piatt 17147
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Benton 18007
- Boone 18011
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Franklin 18047
- Fulton 18049
- Gibson 18051
- Harrison 18061
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Marshall 18099
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Perry 18123
- Posey 18129
- Pulaski 18131
- St. Joseph 18141
- Wabash 18169
- Warrick 18173
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Audubon 19009
- Carroll 19027
- Cass 19029
- Cherokee 19035
- Clay 19041
- Crawford 19047
- Dickinson 19059
- Fremont 19071
- Guthrie 19077
- Hancock 19081
- Harrison 19085
- Ida 19093
- Jackson 19097
- Lyon 19119
- Madison 19121
- Monona 19133
- O'Brien 19141
- Osceola 19143
- Page 19145
- Plymouth 19149
- Pottawattamie 19155
- Ringgold 19159
- Shelby 19165
- Sioux 19167
- Story 19169
- Taylor 19173
- Union 19175
- Washington 19183
- Webster 19187
- Woodbury 19193
Kansas view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Brown 20013
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Ellis 20051
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Rawlins 20153
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Russell 20167
- Shawnee 20177
- Smith 20183
- Trego 20195
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Boone 21015
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Crittenden 21055
- Floyd 21071
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Jefferson 21111
- Kenton 21117
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Madison 21151
- Meade 21163
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Nicholas 21181
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Robertson 21201
- Warren 21227
- Whitley 21235
Louisiana view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Goodhue 27049
- Grant 27051
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Mahnomen 27087
- Marshall 27089
- Martin 27091
- Meeker 27093
- Morrison 27097
- Murray 27101
- Nicollet 27103
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pennington 27113
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Red Lake 27125
- Redwood 27127
- Rock 27133
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Swift 27151
- Todd 27153
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Wadena 27159
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 92 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Atchison 29005
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Caldwell 29025
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- Daviess 29061
- DeKalb 29063
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Holt 29087
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- Mercer 29129
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Worth 29227
Montana view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Box Butte 31013
- Brown 31017
- Cass 31025
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Cuming 31039
- Dawes 31045
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Gage 31067
- Hall 31079
- Holt 31089
- Hooker 31091
- Johnson 31097
- Lancaster 31109
- Nemaha 31127
- Otoe 31131
- Richardson 31147
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Sheridan 31161
- Sherman 31163
- Sioux 31165
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
Nevada view state ↗ 13 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 14 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Alexander 37003
- Ashe 37009
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Graham 37075
- Greene 37079
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- McDowell 37111
- Mitchell 37121
- Polk 37149
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Watauga 37189
- Wilkes 37193
- Yancey 37199
North Dakota view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Bowman 38011
- Burke 38013
- Cass 38017
- Cavalier 38019
- Divide 38023
- Dunn 38025
- Eddy 38027
- Emmons 38029
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- Kidder 38043
- McIntosh 38051
- McKenzie 38053
- McLean 38055
- Mountrail 38061
- Nelson 38063
- Pembina 38067
- Ramsey 38071
- Ransom 38073
- Renville 38075
- Richland 38077
- Rolette 38079
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Slope 38087
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Walsh 38099
- Ward 38101
- Wells 38103
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 13 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Utah view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amherst 51009
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Carroll 51035
- Fairfax 51059
- Floyd 51063
- Giles 51071
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Henrico 51087
- Highland 51091
- James City 51095
- Lee 51105
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince George 51149
- Pulaski 51155
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Stafford 51179
- Surry 51181
- Washington 51191
- Wythe 51197
Washington view state ↗ 18 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Ashland 55003
- Bayfield 55007
- Burnett 55013
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Marquette 55077
- Milwaukee 55079
- Oneida 55085
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Waukesha 55133
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/ASCA11 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5345439 ↗Record version
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