Page author: David Giblin
Astragalus australis
Indian milk-vetch, subarctic milk-vetch
WTU specimens
Other herbaria
WTU images
Distribution: Occurring in the Olympic Mountains in Washington; Alaska south in the Rocky Mountains to northeastern Oregon, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado, east to the Great Plains and eastern Canada.
Habitat: Foothill bluffs and riverbanks to subalpine and alpine ridges and scree.
Flowers: June-August
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Threatened in Washington (WANHP)
Description:
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Accepted Name:
Astragalus australis (L.) Lam.
Publication: Fl. Franç. (Lamarck) 2: 637. 1779. 1779.
Publication: Fl. Franç. (Lamarck) 2: 637. 1779. 1779.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Infraspecies:
• var. cottonii – Cotton's milk-vetch, Cotton's milkvetch 
Endemic to Olympic Mountains in Washington.
Endemic to Olympic Mountains in Washington.Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Astragalus australis in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Astragalus australis checklist entry.
E-Flora BC: Astragalus australis atlas page.
CalPhotos: Astragalus australis photos.
USDA Plants: Astragalus australis information.
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