Summer Blooming Astragalus crassicarpus

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Astragalus crassicarpus

*Ground Plum*

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Soil: Mesic(Medium) to Xeric(Dry)
Sun: Full to Part
Height: 6"-15"
Color: Purple
Blooms: May-June
Flowers: Tubular flowers arranged in a raceme.
Leaves: The leaves are divided into a feather-like arrangement of many ovate or lance shaped leaflets.

Suggested Uses:

This is a wonderful plant for upland restoration projects that provides a food source for prairie wildlife and is a nitrogen-fixing plant. "Buffalo Bean" or "Ground plum" fruit at the base of the plants make it a real neat plant to use for any "Learning Garden"!

Interesting Facts

Medicinal Uses: Ground leaves were used to treat sore throat. The roots were boiled and used as a toothpaste and a treatment for bug bites. Dried powdered roots were used to stop bleeding.
Food Uses: The fruits are edible. They are very juicy and taste a little like pea pods. They were eaten by Native Americans and early settlers.
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