Alpine Milk-Vetch vs Lesser Milk-vetch

Astragalus alpinus compared with Astragalus odoratus

Key Differences

• Alpine Milk-Vetch is Least Concern while Lesser Milk-vetch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Milk-Vetch	Lesser Milk-vetch
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Astragalus	Astragalus
Species	Astragalus alpinus	Astragalus odoratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Milk-Vetch and Lesser Milk-vetch share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Astragalus.

Conservation Status

Alpine Milk-Vetch

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Milk-vetch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Milk-Vetch	Lesser Milk-vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Milk-Vetch

Habitat

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

Range

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

Lesser Milk-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Alpine Milk-Vetch

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).