Astragalus bolanderi is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Bolander's milkvetch. It is native to western Nevada and parts of the Sierra Nevada in California.[2] It grows in dry, rocky habitat on mountain and plateau.
| Bolander's milkvetch | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Astragalus |
| Species: | A. bolanderi
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| Astragalus bolanderi A.Gray, 1868
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Description
editAstragalus bolanderi is a perennial herb producing erect, drooping, or creeping stems up to 40 centimeters long. The stems are mostly naked, with a sparse coat of long, wavy hairs and a few leaves on the upper parts. The leaves are up to 16 centimeters long and are made up of very widely spaced oval to nearly lance-shaped leaflets each up to 2 centimeters long. The leaflet has a hard midrib that ends in a point at the tip.
It blooms between the months of June to September.[2] It is most commonly found in the elevations of between 6,000 to 8,000 feet.[3] It is most commonly found in the months of July and August.[4]
The inflorescence is a dense cluster of 7 to 18 pealike flowers. Each flower is between 1 and 2 centimeters long and is purple-tinted white. The fruit is an inflated, curved legume pod up to 3 centimeters long. It dries to a thick papery texture.
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Astragalus bolanderi". NatureServe Explorer Astragalus bolanderi. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Astragalus bolanderi Calflora".
- ^ "Astragalus bolanderi | Bolander's milkvetch". wildflowersearch.org. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Astragalus bolanderi A.Gray". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
External links
edit- Jepson Manual Treatment - Astragalus bolanderi
- USDA Plants Profile
- Astragalus bolanderi - Photo gallery
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