Astragalus whitneyi
Astragalus whitneyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Astragalus |
Species: | A. whitneyi |
Binomial name | |
Astragalus whitneyi | |
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:[1]
- Astragalus whitneyi var. confusus
- Astragalus whitneyi var. siskiyouensis
- Astragalus whitneyi var. whitneyi
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Astragalus whitneyi flowers and seedpods
References
- ↑ "Astragalus whitneyi". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 September 2014.
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