[The Pea Family in Denali National Park and Preserve]

Hairy Arctic Milk Vetch, Tundra Milkvetch, Tundra Milk Vetch

Astragalus umbellatus

Synonym: Astragalus frigidus

Hairy Arctic Milk Vetch, Tundra Milkvetch, Tundra Milk Vetch: Astragalus umbellatus (Synonym: Astragalus frigidus)

Tundra milkvetch as seen atop Quigley Ridge, Denali National Park............June18, 2012.

Close-up of the flowers of Hairy Arctic Milk Vetch, Tundra Milkvetch, Tundra Milk Vetch: Astragalus umbellatus (Synonym: Astragalus frigidus) - Hairy Arctic Milk Vetch, Tundra Milkvetch, Tundra Milk Vetch: Astragalus umbellatus (Synonym: Astragalus frigidus) - Close-up of the flowers of Hairy Arctic Milk Vetch, Tundra Milkvetch, Tundra Milk Vetch: Astragalus umbellatus (Synonym: Astragalus frigidus)

A close-up of the flowers of tundra milkvetch as seen atop Quigley Ridge, Denali National Park............June18, 2012.

Hairy Arctic Milk Vetch, Tundra Milkvetch, Tundra Milk Vetch: Astragalus umbellatus (Synonym: Astragalus frigidus)

Tundra milkvetch in bud atop Camp Ridge above Camp Denali, Denali National Park and Preserve...............June 16, 2012.

Hairy Arctic Milk Vetch, Tundra Milkvetch, Tundra Milk Vetch: Astragalus umbellatus (Synonym: Astragalus frigidus) - Hairy Arctic Milk Vetch, Tundra Milkvetch, Tundra Milk Vetch: Astragalus umbellatus (Synonym: Astragalus frigidus)
A close-up of the flowers and leaves of hairy arctic milkvetch photographed atop Camp Ridge, above Camp Denali............June 22, 2002.

Paul Slichter