Cooper's Milk Vetch
Photo of a Cooper's Milk Vetch by Emmet J Judziewicz.
(Astragalus neglectus)

Synonym: Astragalus cooperi

Status: endangered in Wisconsin

Habitat Description: river banks and lakeshores, especially on limestone, and in disturbed forests and fields

Habitat Classification
WI NHI:
Curtis:
Kotar:
Forest Cover:

Range: Door, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, and Sheboygan

Comments: One known population

Phenology: flowers in June

Field Guides:
Britton and Brown (Astragalus cooperi), p.2:417/p.2:417
Gleason 1963, p.422
Gleason 1991, p.282
Voss II, p.495/p.492

Last Revised: June 12, 2006