Canada Milkvetch
Astragalus canadensis

Other Common Names: Carolina milk vetch, rattleweed,  rattlebox
Bloom period:  Mid Summer
Bloom Color: Creamy White

Wildlife Value Score:  5
Seed Availability:  4
Establishment Frequency:
Growth Form: Stoloniferous


This native plant is found in moist soils, full to partial shade; meadows river valleys, and roadsides. Seeds in mature pods rattle when shaken.  They were used as rattles in tribal dances by Omaha-Ponca boys.  Some believe that the plant increases milk production in goats