Canadian Milk Vetch |
Canadian Milk Vetch |
Astragalus canadensis |
Pea Family or Fabaceae |
© Pathology Images Inc. 2002 2011 |
A 1 to 4 foot tall herb with numerous compound leaves each with 7 to 15 pairs of
oblong leaflets. Stem usually not hairy. Multiple, elongated pea-type pale yellow
to creamy coloured flowers (1/2 to ¾ inch long). Flowers arranged in a compact
spike. Seed pods pea-like, but short and thick. Photographed at Eagle Lake, July 2011. |
