Lucas Land
Canada Milkvetch
Astralagus canadensis
From Nearctica
Identification: Flowers yellow, typically legumelike, but elongate, tubular. Flowers arranged in a tightly packed, elongate cluster at the tip of a long flower stalk. Stem smooth. Leaves divided into 7 to 15 pairs of clearly spaced leaflets. Each leaflet thin and narrow. Plant 1 to 4 feet in height.
Distribution: Throughout most of North America.
Habitat: Milk Vetch in commonly found in thickets and along the shores of lakes, ponds, and rivers.