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

Alpine Milkvetch, Alpine Milk-vetch, Mountain Locoweed

Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus

Synonyms: Astragalus alpinus ssp. alaskanus, Astragalus alpinus ssp. arcticus, Astragalus astragalinus, Atelophragma alpinum

Alpine Milkvetch, Alpine Milk-vetch, Mountain Locoweed: Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus (Synonyms: Astragalus alpinus ssp. alaskanus, Astragalus alpinus ssp. arcticus, Astragalus astragalinus, Atelophragma alpinum) - Alpine Milkvetch, Alpine Milk-vetch, Mountain Locoweed: Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus (Synonyms: Astragalus alpinus ssp. alaskanus, Astragalus alpinus ssp. arcticus, Astragalus astragalinus, Atelophragma alpinum)

Alpine Milkvetch, Alpine Milk-vetch, Mountain Locoweed: Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus (Synonyms: Astragalus alpinus ssp. alaskanus, Astragalus alpinus ssp. arcticus, Astragalus astragalinus, Atelophragma alpinum)

Alpine Milkvetch, Alpine Milk-vetch, Mountain Locoweed: Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus (Synonyms: Astragalus alpinus ssp. alaskanus, Astragalus alpinus ssp. arcticus, Astragalus astragalinus, Atelophragma alpinum) - Alpine Milkvetch, Alpine Milk-vetch, Mountain Locoweed: Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus (Synonyms: Astragalus alpinus ssp. alaskanus, Astragalus alpinus ssp. arcticus, Astragalus astragalinus, Atelophragma alpinum)

Alpine milkvetch as seen along Forest Road #39 near Bottle Springs, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.......July 29, 2018.

Alpine Milkvetch, Alpine Milk-vetch, Mountain Locoweed: Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus (Synonyms: Astragalus alpinus ssp. alaskanus, Astragalus alpinus ssp. arcticus, Astragalus astragalinus, Atelophragma alpinum)

Alpine milkvetch blooming on the McKinley Chalet grounds just south of the Parks Highway, Alaska..........June 14, 2012.

Close-up of the inflorescence of Alpine Milkvetch, Alpine Milk-vetch: Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus (Synonyms: Astragalus alpinus ssp. alaskanus, Astragalus alpinus ssp. arcticus, Astragalus astragalinus, Atelophragma alpinum) - Close-up of the inflorescence of Alpine Milkvetch, Alpine Milk-vetch: Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus (Synonyms: Astragalus alpinus ssp. alaskanus, Astragalus alpinus ssp. arcticus, Astragalus astragalinus, Atelophragma alpinum)

Close-ups of the inflorescence of alpine milkvetch as seen blooming on McKinley Chalet grounds just south of the Parks Highway, Alaska..........June 14, 2012.

Alpine Milkvetch, Alpine Milk-vetch, Mountain Locoweed: Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus (Synonyms: Astragalus alpinus ssp. alaskanus, Astragalus alpinus ssp. arcticus, Astragalus astragalinus, Atelophragma alpinum)

Alpine Milkvetch, Alpine Milk-vetch, Mountain Locoweed: Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus (Synonyms: Astragalus alpinus ssp. alaskanus, Astragalus alpinus ssp. arcticus, Astragalus astragalinus, Atelophragma alpinum) - Close-up of the inflorescence of Alpine Milkvetch, Alpine Milk-vetch, Mountain Locoweed: Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus (Synonyms: Astragalus alpinus ssp. alaskanus, Astragalus alpinus ssp. arcticus, Astragalus astragalinus, Atelophragma alpinum)

Additonal close-ups of alpine milkvetch as seen blooming on McKinley Chalet grounds just south of the Parks Highway, Alaska..........June 14, 2012.
Paul Slichter