Flexile Milkvetch

Astragalus flexuosus Douglas ex G. Don - Pea family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Flexile Milkvetch: Colias eurytheme, Cupido amyntula, Erynnis persius, Lycaeides melissa

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
  • CAN:  British Columbia, Saskatchewan
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (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.