Biology:Astragalus platytropis
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Short description: Species of legume
| Astragalus platytropis | |
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| Astragalus platytropis flowers early during the summer in higher elevations. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Astragalus |
| Species: | A. platytropis
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| Binomial name | |
| Astragalus platytropis A.Gray
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Astragalus platytropis is a species of milkvetch known by the common name broadkeel milkvetch. It is native to the western United States from Montana to California , where it lives at high elevation in alpine and subalpine plant communities. This is a small perennial milkvetch which forms a small patch of short silvery-green stems on rocky ground. The leaves may be up to 9 cm (3.5 in) long and are made up of several hairy leaflets. The inflorescence is a head of four to nine pale purple flowers, each just under 1 cm (0.39 in) long. The fruit is a bladdery legume pod which can exceed 3 cm (1.2 in) long.
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4811281 entry
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