Astragalus whitneyi

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Astragalus whitneyi
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: 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
Astragalus whitneyi flowers and seedpods

References[]

  1. ^ "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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