Astragalus subvestitus
| Astragalus subvestitus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Astragalus |
| Species: | A. subvestitus
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| Binomial name | |
| Astragalus subvestitus | |
Astragalus subvestitus is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Kern County milkvetch.
Distribution[]
It is endemic to California, where it grows in sagebrush habitat on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada in Kern and Tulare Counties.
Description[]
Astragalus subvestitus is small, hairy, mat-forming perennial herb producing stems no longer than 8 centimeters. The leaves are a few centimeters long and made up of several hairy oval-shaped leaflets. The small inflorescence holds a few purple-tinged white flowers each just over a centimeter in length.
The fruit is a papery legume pod covered in short, curly white hairs and bearing a triangular beak at the tip.
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Categories:
- Astragalus
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Natural history of Tulare County, California
- Astragalus stubs