Latin: Astragalus thurberi
Family: Legume or Pea (Leguminosae)
Size: Raceme to 2.5 in.
Date:5/05/2001
Other names: Milkvetch, Locoweed, Rattleweed, Loco
Notes: This vetch is a much smaller and more compact plant. Note the round inflated seed packets. 78 species of Astragalus in Arizona. Extremely difficult to identify species.
Notes on the toxicology of the Astragalus genus are available from the Cornel Poison Plants website.
This plant is found on the Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch Working Check list of flora.