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Photo by Daniella Roth; Daniella Roth
Sources: ESRI, USGS, NOAA
Gumbo Milkvetch
Astragalus ampullarius
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G2
State (S-rank): S2
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Phenology
Flowers from April to May - early June
Diagnostic characteristics
Astragalus ampullarius does not have any regional look alike species that it could be mistaken for. The diagnostic features for this species are that it has under underground stems as well as prostrate-ascending stems which remain in rosette form still holding the stems and pods from the previous year, sun bleached like a Gumbo Milkvetch skeleton.
Species range
Western Kane and Washington counties, Utah, and adjacent Mohave and Coconino counties, Arizona.
Threats or limiting factors
The threats to this species include recreation, grazing, mining, climate change, road and utility line maintenance.
