Astragalus leucolobus

Astragalus leucolobus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Astragalus
Species: A. leucolobus
Binomial name
Astragalus leucolobus

Astragalus leucolobus is a species of milkvetch known by the common names Bear Valley milkvetch and Bear Valley woollypod.[1][2]

Distribution

It is endemic to the mountain ranges of southern California, where it is known from scattered occurrences in the San Gabriel, San Bernardino, and San Jacinto Mountains.[1] It is a plant of mountain forest and woodland.[3]

Description

This is a small perennial herb forming a low clump of spreading stems and woolly leaves.[1] The stems are less than 7 centimeters in length and bear leaves made up of many oval-shaped, pointed leaflets.[1]

An inflorescence of 5 to 13 flowers rises above the clump of herbage.[1] Each flower is pinkish purple and is between one and two centimeters long.[1] The fruit is a densely woolly white legume pod with a bent tip.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Jepson Manual
  2. ↑ USDA
  3. ↑ CNPS Rare Plants Profile


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