Common
name: Two Grooved Milkvetch
Latin name: Astragalus bisulcatus
Annual/Perennial: Perennial Flowers: May to June
Flower size: 1/2" to 3/4"
Found in: Plains to Foothills
Height: 24" to 30"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: No
Image taken:
Highway 73 between Evergreen and Bergen Park
Pictured
Wildflower: Two Grooved Milkvetch - Astragalus bisulcatus
Wildflower
Field
notes: Two Grooved Milkvetch is very common. To make
identification more complicated... Two Grooved Milkvetch can be
found with white, pink or purple flowers. The plant prefers to
grow in poor soils. Look for them in dry sunny areas along
roadways and meadows. As with most Milkvetches... Two Grooved
Milkvetch is a poisonous plant.
