milk vetch
noun[U]
(alsomilkvetch)uk/ˈmɪlk ˌvetʃ/us/ˈmɪlk ˌvetʃ/aplantfrom thepeafamilythatgrowswildin thewesternUS and ispoisonoustohorses,sheep, andcows:
Milk vetch isgrowntoaddnitrogentopaddyfields.
Theclosureof theareawas done toprotectthethreatened, purple-flowering milkvetch.
Synonym
locoweed
- Nearly 6,300acreshave beendesignatedascriticalhabitatfor the Holmgren milkvetch and the Shivwitz milkvetch.
- Heworkedwith Cicermilkvetch becausebumblebeesare thebestpollinator for thisparticularforagelegume.
Flowers & flowering plants
- anemone
- antirrhinum
- aster
- astilbe
- aubretia
- dandelion
- delphinium
- dog rose
- dogwood
- edelweiss
- lily of the valley
- locoweed
- lotus
- lupin
- mallow
- sweet pea
- tulip
- unscented
- verbena
- viburnum