[Milkvetches: The Genus Astragalus East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Gravel milkvetch as seen on steep slopes high above and to the northwest of the headquarters buildings at Cottonwood Canyon State Park..........March 18, 2016.

The arched, woolly pods of gravel milkvetch as seen at the picnic area for the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in north-central Oregon..........May 16, 2010. Note the long, dorsally arched pods, typical for this variety.

Gravel milkvetch beginning to bloom along the Upper Walnut Trail on the west bank of the John Day River about one mile downstream from the campground at Cottonwood Canyon State Park........March 5, 2020.

Gravel milkvetch in bloom on dry slopes above the John Day River about one-third of mile beyond the current end of the Hardstone Trail, Cottonwood Canyon State Park.....March 26, 2021.