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Astragalus gilmanii






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Astragalus gilmanii

Conservation status


Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Astragalus
Species:
A. gilmanii
Binomial name
Astragalus gilmanii

Tidestr.

Astragalus gilmanii is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Gilman's milkvetch. It is native to the desert scrub and woodland of Nevada, the California Sierra Nevada and Inyo Mountains, and it is known from a few locations in the Panamint Range adjacent to Death ValleyinCalifornia.

Description[edit]

Astragalus gilmanii is a small, low-lying annual or perennial herb forming clumps of hairy stems up to 25 centimeters long. The leaves are up to about 7 centimeters long and are made up of several fuzzy, purple-margined green leaflets. The inflorescence bears 4 to 9 bright pinkish purple flowers each about 7 millimeters in length.

The flowers come in pink and purple. Its size can be anywhere from 1.9 to 9.8 inches tall.[2]

The fruit is an inflated papery legume around 2 centimeters long. It contains several seeds in its single chamber.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  • ^ "Gilman's Milkvetch, Astragalus gilmanii". calscape.org. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
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