About Astragalus inyoensis E.Sheld.
Astragalus inyoensis E.Sheld. is a low, mat-forming perennial herb. It has slender, crooked gray-green stems that can grow up to 60 centimeters long, and the plant reaches an overall height of roughly one-third of a foot to 2 feet. Its leaves are a few centimeters long, and are composed of several oval, scoop-shaped leaflets, each just a few millimeters in length. Flowering occurs between May and July, and flowers may be white, pink, or purple. The inflorescence bears up to 15 pinkish purple flowers, each around 1 centimeter long. The fruit is a hanging, narrow, curved leathery legume pod that measures just over 1 centimeter long.
