Chickpea milkvetch vs purple milk-vetch

Astragalus cicer compared with Astragalus danicus

Key Differences

• Chickpea milkvetch is Not Evaluated while purple milk-vetch is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chickpea milkvetch	purple milk-vetch
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order same	Fabales (豆目)	Fabales (豆目)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Astragalus	Astragalus
Species	Astragalus cicer	Astragalus danicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chickpea milkvetch and purple milk-vetch share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Astragalus.

Conservation Status

Chickpea milkvetch

NE — Not Evaluated

purple milk-vetch

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chickpea milkvetch	purple milk-vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chickpea milkvetch

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

purple milk-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chickpea milkvetch

The Chickpea milkvetch (Astragalus cicer) is a species in the genus Astragalus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden