Milk Vetch: Canadian

"Canadian Milk Vetch"

Astragalus canadensis

2007 July 7

2007 July 7
The old seed head next to this year's flower was the clue to the identity of this plant ... seed pods erect with a tiny hook at the end.

2007 July 20

Seed pods forming.

I found this plant in a couple of different places along the lake shore near where I live. This plants likes to drink ... water, not Canadian Whiskey!