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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