Astragalus lentiformis
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|taxon = Astragalus lentiformis
|authority = A.Gray ex W.H.Brewer & S.Wats.
| status = G2
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Astragalus lentiformis is a species of milkvetch known by the common name lens-pod milkvetch. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada in eastern Plumas County, California, where it grows in chaparral scrub and coniferous forests.
Description
Astragalus lentiformis is a small perennial herb forming a patch of spreading stems 10 to 20 centimeters long. The leaves are less than 4 centimeters in length and are made up of several narrow leaflets. Stem and leaves have a thin coat of fine grayish hairs.
The inflorescence is a small cluster of 5 to 10 off-white or pale yellow flowers each a few millimeters long. The fruit is a lens-shaped legume pod less than a centimeter long which is hairy and papery in texture.
See also
- California interior chaparral and woodlands
- {{C|Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=856 Calflora Database: Astragalus lentiformis (Lens pod milkvetch)]
- [https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=14889 Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Astragalus lentiformis ]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ASLE7 USDA Plants Profile for Astragalus lentiformis (lens pod milkvetch)]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Astragalus+lentiformis UC Photos gallery: Astragalus lentiformis]
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Category:Endemic flora of California
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Natural history of Plumas County, California
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