[Milkvetches: The Genus Astragalus East of the Cascade
Mountains of Oregon and Washington]
Tweedy's Milkvetch, Tweedy's Milk-vetch
Astragalus tweedyi
Tweedy's milk-vetch as seen on grassy slopes along Rock Creek several miles north of Washington Highway 14 and the Columbia River.........May 30, 2008.
Range:
Tweedy's milk-vetch can be found in Wasco, Sherman and Gilliam counties of north-central Oregon and in Klickitat and Yakima counties in Washington.
![Sideview of the flower of Tweedy's Milkvetch, Tweedy's Milk-vetch: Astragalus tweedyi](tweedyi/tweedyi1b.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the calyx tube and short calyx lobes of Tweedy's milk-vetch as seen on grassy slopes along Rock Creek several miles north of Washington Highway 14 and the Columbia River..........May 30, 2008.
![Frontal view of the flower of Tweedy's Milkvetch, Tweedy's Milk-vetch: Astragalus tweedyi](tweedyi/tweedyi1c.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the front of the long, perpendicular banner of Tweedy's milk-vetch as seen on grassy slopes along Rock Creek several miles north of Washington Highway 14 and the Columbia River.........May 30, 2008.
![Pod of Tweedy's Milkvetch, Tweedy's Milk-vetch: Astragalus tweedyi](tweedyi/tweedyi1a.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the distinctive fruit of Tweedy's milk-vetch as seen on grassy slopes along Rock Creek several miles north of Washington Highway 14 and the Columbia River..........May 30, 2008.
![Pinnately compound leaf of Tweedy's Milkvetch, Tweedy's Milk-vetch: Astragalus tweedyi](tweedyi/tweedyi1d.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the pinnately-compound leaf of Tweedy's milk-vetch as seen on grassy slopes along Rock Creek several miles north of Washington Highway 14 and the Columbia River..........May 30, 2008.
![Tweedy's Milkvetch, Tweedy's Milk-vetch: Astragalus tweedyi](tweedyi/tweedyi1e.jpg)
Tweedy's milk-vetch as seen on grassy slopes along Rock Creek several miles north of Washington Highway 14 and the Columbia River..........May 30, 2008.
Paul Slichter