Astragalus leucolobus

Astragalus leucolobus is a species of milkvetch known by the common names Bear Valley milkvetch and Bear Valley woollypod.[2][3]

Astragalus leucolobus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Astragalus
Species:
A. leucolobus
Binomial name
Astragalus leucolobus

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to the mountain ranges of southern California, where it is known from scattered occurrences in the San Gabriel, San Bernardino, and San Jacinto Mountains.[2] It is a plant of mountain forest and woodland.[4]

Description

This is a small perennial herb forming a low clump of spreading stems and woolly leaves.[2] The stems are less than 7 centimeters in length and bear leaves made up of many oval-shaped, pointed leaflets.[2]

An inflorescence of 5 to 13 flowers rises above the clump of herbage.[2] Each flower is pinkish purple and is between one and two centimeters long.[2] The fruit is a densely woolly white legume pod with a bent tip.[2]

References
  1. Contu, S. 2012. Astragalus leucolobus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T19893094A20016264. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19893094A20016264.en. Accessed on 26 January 2022.
  2. "UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for ASTRAGALUS leucolobus". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  3. "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  4. CNPS Rare Plants Profile


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