Balloonpod Milkvetch
Astragalus whitneyi A. Gray - Pea familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 16 inches
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: White, Pink, Purple
Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly)
Larval Species depending on Balloonpod Milkvetch: Colias eurytheme, Cupido amyntula, Everes comyntas amyntula, Lycaeides idas, Lycaeides melissa, Plebejus shasta
Native Range
- USA: California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.