. Common weeds of the Canadian Prairies;. Weeds. Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A. Gray TWO-GROOVED MILK-VETCH A stout, many-stemmed perennial, 1 to 3 feet high, with a strong odor. Leaves composed of 17 to 27 elliptic leaflets, each f to 1 inch long. Flowers deep purple, i inch long, in long dense racemes. Flowers and pods usually drooping. Pods i to f inch long, with 2 deep grooves. Quite common on prairies and in coulees. May cause selenium poisoning in cattle and sheep. Also a host plant for the caragana blister beetle. Astragalus pectinatus Dougl. NARROW-LEAVED MILK-VETCH. A usually erect,
. Common weeds of the Canadian Prairies;. Weeds. Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A. Gray TWO-GROOVED MILK-VETCH A stout, many-stemmed perennial, 1 to 3 feet high, with a strong odor. Leaves composed of 17 to 27 elliptic leaflets, each f to 1 inch long. Flowers deep purple, i inch long, in long dense racemes. Flowers and pods usually drooping. Pods i to f inch long, with 2 deep grooves. Quite common on prairies and in coulees. May cause selenium poisoning in cattle and sheep. Also a host plant for the caragana blister beetle. Astragalus pectinatus Dougl. NARROW-LEAVED MILK-VETCH. A usually erect, much-branched perennial, 1 to 2 feet high, with leaves of 11 to 21 narrow leaflets i to 3 inches long. Flowers cream- colored, f to 1 inch long, in conspicuous loose racemes. Flowers usually in June. Common on lighter soils, across southern area on prairies and roadsides. Deep rooted and very drought- tolerant. A selenium indicator and also a host plant of the caragana blister beetle. 25. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Canada. Dept. of Agriculture. Research Branch. Ottawa, Queen's Printer
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