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Astragalus whitneyi (balloonpod milkvetch; balloon milkvetch)

Synonyms: Astragalus hookerianus var. whitneyi (homotypic); Astragalus whitneyi whitneyi; Phaca whitneyi (homotypic); Tragacantha whitneyi (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Astragalus whitneyi is a species of legume known by the common name Balloon-pod milk-vetch,' Balloon milk-vetch', or Whitney's locoweed. It is a native to the Cascade Range and the Sierra Nevada (U.S.) and is unusual for its bright red or red-splotched balloon-like seedpods. Varieties include: \n* Astragalus whitneyi var. confusus \n* Astragalus whitneyi var. siskiyouensis \n* Astragalus whitneyi var. whitneyi
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Infraspecies

Astragalus whitneyi var. confusus (Attributes)
Astragalus whitneyi var. lenophyllus (Attributes)
Astragalus whitneyi var. siskiyouensis (Attributes)
Astragalus whitneyi var. sonneanus (Attributes)
Astragalus whitneyi var. whitneyi

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Herb

Predators

Colias eurytheme (alfalfa caterpillar)[2]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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