Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Fabales > Fabaceae > Astragalus > Astragalus sabulonumAstragalus sabulonum (gravel milkvetch)Synonyms: Astragalus virgineus; Phaca arenicola; Phaca lerdoensis; Phaca sabulonum (homotypic) Astragalus sabulonum is a species of milkvetch known by the common name gravel milkvetch. It is native to the Southwestern United States and California, from desert to mountain habitats. This is a hairy annual herb with stems up to about 26 centimeters long. Leaves are a few centimeters long and are made up of several hairy oval-shaped leaflets. The inflorescence is an open array of 2 to 7 off-white to pale lilac flowers each less than a centimeter in length. The fruit is a curved, leathery, hairy legume pod up to 2 centimeters long. |
Lifespan [1] | Annual/Perennial | Structure [1] | Herb |
|
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
|