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Astragalus canadensis

Perennial

HomePerennialAstragalus canadensis

Shores and rich thickets. Rocky and sandy thickets in Texas.

Family: Fabaceae
Height: 1 m / 4 ft
Sun
Light, Medium Soil
Dry

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 3 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 2 of 5
Other Uses: 3 of 5

Native Habitat

Canadian Milkvetch, Shorttooth Canadian milkvetch, Morton's Canadian milkvetch Astragalus canadensis native habitat is Shores and rich thickets. Rocky and sandy thickets in Texas.

Edible Uses

Root - raw or boiled. They were often used in a broth. The roots are gathered in spring or autumn. Some caution is advised, if the root is bitter it could be due to the presence of toxic alkaloids.

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