Astragalus zionis

Astragalus zionis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Astragalus
Species:	A. zionis
Binomial name
	Astragalus zionis; M.E.Jones

Atragalus zionis is a species of legume known by the common name Zion milkvetch. It is one of the earliest flowers to bloom in Zion canyon.^[1]

Its range extends from Zion National Park across southern Utah through Glen Canyon to San Juan County, Utah; at altitudes of 970 to 2200 meters.^[2]

Flowers are purple and the foliage is silvery. Pods are rather hairy, somewhat inflated, usually mottled and become nearly one inch long.^[1]

Zion Milkvetch bloom, Zion Canyon, April 2016 Astragalus zionis

Zion Milkvetch bloom, leaves and seed pod, Zion Canyon, April 2016 Astragalus zionis

References

1 2 Nelson, Ruth Ashton (1976). Plants of Zion National Park. Springdale, Utah, USA: Zion Natural History Association. p. 152. ISBN 0-915630-01-X.
↑ Albee, Beverly J.; Leila M. Sjultz; Sherel Goodrich (1988). Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: The Utah Museum of Natural History. p. 293. ISBN 0-940378-09-4.

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[Nelson_1976_152-1] 1 2 Nelson, Ruth Ashton (1976). Plants of Zion National Park. Springdale, Utah, USA: Zion Natural History Association. p. 152. ISBN 0-915630-01-X.

[2] Albee, Beverly J.; Leila M. Sjultz; Sherel Goodrich (1988). Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: The Utah Museum of Natural History. p. 293. ISBN 0-940378-09-4.