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Fabaceae
Purple Milkvetch
Astragalus danicus
Quiet strength.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Astragalus
- Native to
- Europe, Northern Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 4-12 in
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, calcareous, sandy
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 4-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Astragalus is the largest genus of flowering plants, with over 3,000 species found across the globe.
- Purple milkvetch gets its common name from the old belief that it increased milk production in goats that grazed on it.
- It is an important indicator species for chalk grasslands, one of Europe's most threatened habitat types.
- Like other legumes, it fixes atmospheric nitrogen through symbiotic bacteria in its root nodules, enriching poor soils.
- In Scandinavia, it grows in coastal meadows right down to the beach, tolerating salt spray and sandy conditions.
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