chickpea milkvetch
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cicer milkvetch
astragalus cicer latin

The flowers of a cicer milkvetch are radial in symmetry and exhibit a 5-lobed "hairy" calyx.

In regards to obtaining adequate amounts of nitrogen, cicer milkvetch employs a mutualistic relationship with rhizobia bacteria.

In regards to proliferation, Cicer milkvetch spread by its utilization of rhizomatous growth, in addition to its reproduction via seeds.

In general, cicer milkvetch can be seen to grow in the fringes of forests, meadows, and alongside streams; however, it has also been reported that the plant proliferates along roadsides.

Cicer milkvetch (Astragalus cicer) is a perennial flowering plant native to Eastern Europe, popularized and subsequently transported to areas in Southern Europe, North America, and South America.

Cicer milkvetch (Astragalus cicer) is a perennial flowering plant native to Eastern Europe, popularized and subsequently transported to areas in Southern Europe, North America, and South America.

Astragalus cicer is suited best to grow in the Rocky Mountain area in the United States; however, it has been shown that Cicer milkvetch also flourishes in coastal areas - and more specifically has been found to perform well in the coasts of Alaska.