Alpen-Tragant vs prickly milk-vetch

Astragalus alpinus compared with Astragalus kentrophyta

Key Differences

• Alpen-Tragant is Least Concern while prickly milk-vetch is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpen-Tragant	prickly milk-vetch
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Astragalus	Astragalus
Species	Astragalus alpinus	Astragalus kentrophyta

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpen-Tragant and prickly milk-vetch share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Astragalus.

Conservation Status

Alpen-Tragant

LC — Least Concern

prickly milk-vetch

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpen-Tragant	prickly milk-vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpen-Tragant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

prickly milk-vetch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Alpen-Tragant

The Alpine Milk-Vetch (Astragalus alpinus) is a species in the genus Astragalus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).