About Astragalus pomonensis M.E.Jones
Astragalus pomonensis, a milkvetch species, has the common name Pomona milkvetch. It is native to Baja California and southern California, growing in multiple coastal habitats including the California Coast Ranges.
This plant is a bushy perennial herb that forms a clump of thick, hollow stems reaching up to roughly 80 centimeters tall. Its leaves can grow up to 20 centimeters long, and are composed of many oval-shaped leaflets, each up to 3 centimeters in length. The inflorescence is a large arrangement holding up to 45 cream-colored flowers. Individual flowers measure between one and two centimeters long.
The fruit is a bladdery legume pod that dries to a thin, nearly transparent papery texture. This pod can grow longer than 4 centimeters, and typically detaches from the plant once it is dry.
