Biology:Astragalus iodanthus
| Astragalus iodanthus | |
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| var. iodanthus | |
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. iodanthus
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| Binomial name | |
| Astragalus iodanthus S.Wats.
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Astragalus iodanthus is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, known by the common names Humboldt River milkvetch[1] and violet milkvetch.[2] It is native to the western United States, where its range includes California , Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah.[2] It grows on hills and in valleys[3] in barren sandy and volcanic soils[4] in habitat such as sagebrush.[5]
This perennial herb produces several prostrate stems up to 40 centimeters long. The compound leaves are made up of 9 to 21 rounded or teardrop-shaped leaflets each up to 1.8 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers in shades of reddish purple or white to cream with a purple tip on the keel petal. There are up to 25 flowers in a raceme, and they are crowded when first blooming but spread out over time. The fruit is a legume pod up to 4 centimeters long, becoming dark, mottled, and papery to leathery with age.[6][7]
There are two varieties of this species:
- var. diaphanoides (snake milkvetch) has a denser coating of rough hairs, particularly along the leaf edges and midrib.[4]
- var. iodanthus is less hairy, having rough hairs mainly in the inflorescence.[3]
References
- ↑ Astragalus iodanthus. USDA PLANTS.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Astragalus iodanthus. NatureServe. 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A. iodanthus var. iodanthus. The Jepson eFlora 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A. iodanthus var. diaphanoides. The Jepson eFlora 2013.
- ↑ A. iodanthus var. iodanthus. Calflora 2013.
- ↑ Astragalus iodanthus. The Jepson eFlora 2013.
- ↑ "Astragalus iodanthus". http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=14873.
Wikidata ☰ Q14927041 entry
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