Ground (Prairie) Plum (Astragalus crassicarpus)

Picture of a Prairie Plum

Synonym:

Status: endangered in Wisconsin

Habitat Description: bluff and dry prairies

Habitat Classification
WI NHI: Dry Prairie, Oak Opening
Curtis: Dry Prairie, Oak Opening
Kotar:
Forest Cover:

Range: Pierce and St. Croix

Comments:

Phenology: flowers in April and May across its US range

Field Guides:
Britton and Brown, p.2:421/p.2:421
Gleason 1963, p.423
Gleason 1991, p.283

Last Revised: June 12, 2006