Kebnat

Astragalus

7 species

In Québec, the genus Astragalus (family Fabaceae) counts 7 species of plants. The stars? Elegant milkvetch, Alpine milkvetch and Canadian milkvetch, the most often observed. The richest region: Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, with 4 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  3. Capitale-Nationale3
  4. Montréal2
  5. Outaouais2
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  7. Côte-Nord2
  8. Nord-du-Québec2
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  11. Estrie1
  12. Laval1
  13. Lanaudière1
  14. Laurentides1
  15. Montérégie1

Astragalus 7

Fabales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Fabaceae
All91Fabaceae85Polygalaceae6
Elegant milkvetch100 observations
Alpine milkvetch84 observations
Canadian milkvetch48 observations
Chickpea milkvetch23 observations
American milk-vetch13 observations
Indian milkvetch9 observations
field milkvetchAstragalus agrestis