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Astragalus newberryi (Newberry's milkvetch), is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the western United States from Idaho to New Mexico and California. A variety is found in the Death Valley area and the eastern Mojave Desert in California and Nevada. It grows in rocky and gravelly areas between 1,300-2,350 metres (4,270-7,710 ft) elevation. It is a perennial herbaceous plant, with pinnate leaves 1. 5-15 cm long with 3-15 leaflets, each leaflet 5-20 mm long. The flowers are pink-purple in color; flowering is between April and June. The fruit is a pod 13-28 mm long, containing a single seed. It is a perennial herbaceous plant, with pinnate leaves 1. 5-15 cm long with 3-15 leaflets, each leaflet 5-20 mm long. The flowers are pink-purple in color; flowering is between April and June. The fruit is a pod 13-28 mm long, containing a single seed.

Plant type

Perennial herb

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Color

Pink, Purple

Plant communities

Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Sagebrush Scrub

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 17 likely

Confirmed Likely

Alfalfa Looper Moth

Autographa californica

Orange Sulphur

Colias eurytheme

Harford's Sulphur

Colias harfordii

Western Sulphur

Colias occidentalis