Flowers range from clay colored to purple, with veins a shade darker. Seedpods, which have a partition dividing them into two cells, are pencil shaped and smooth. HABITAT: The Lane Mountain milk vetch ...

The Shivwitz milk vetch has adapted to grow only on soft, purple-hued clays. When wet, these plum-colored clays become like glue; when dry, they often shrink and crumble. Despite these dynamic soil ...