Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Astragalus brandegeei Porter
(Brandegee's Milkvetch)
Family: Fabaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Atelophragma brandegeei (Porter) Rydberg
Tragacantha brandegeei (Porter) Kuntze
Astragalus brandegeii has whitish flowers tinged with purple. The
flowers are widely spaced and small. The legumes are sausage shaped but not really
inflated. The herbage is rather spindly and spreading.
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Astragalus brandegeei, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Mangas Valley Road, April 27, 2026

Astragalus brandegeei, flower, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Mangas Valley Road, April 27, 2026

Astragalus brandegeei, legumes, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Mangas Valley Road, April 27, 2026

Astragalus brandegeei, stem and stipules, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Mangas Valley Road, April 27, 2026

Astragalus brandegeei, herbage, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Mangas Valley Road, April 27, 2026

Astragalus brandegeei, habit, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Mangas Valley Road, April 27, 2026
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