Holmgren's milk vetch is so finely adapted to its arid northern Mojave Desert environment that it's often the only plant found alive atop special soils strewn with small stones and gravel deposits.

With its oversized seeds and small leaves, Peirson's milk vetch is well adapted for survival in the harsh conditions of blowing sand dunes. Large seeds ensure that germinated seedlings have enough ...

The project centers on planting 60 seedlings of the large-fruited milk-vetch plant, crucial for the survival of the protected Tomares Nesimachus butterfly. The Tomares Nesimachus, among Israel’s 14 ...

The butterfly species Tomares nesimachus has a life cycle that is fully dependent on its host species, the Large-fruited milk-vetch plant, according to a statement by KKL–JNF. The female lays ...