Fabaceae — Legume Family
Astragalus curtipes A.Gray
Astragalus curtipes A.Gray
Astragalus curtipes A.Gray, or Morro milkvetch, is a clumpy woolly perennial herb that blooms in May, closely related to Astragalus nuttallii.
Astragalus inyoensis E.Sheld.
Astragalus inyoensis E.Sheld.
Astragalus inyoensis E.Sheld. is a low mat-forming perennial herb that produces pink, purple, or white flowers and curved leathery legume pods.
Astragalus layneae Greene
Astragalus layneae Greene
Astragalus layneae Greene is a small perennial hairy herb with purple-marked white flowers and curved hanging hairy leathery legume pods.
Astragalus magdalenae Greene
Astragalus magdalenae Greene
Astragalus magdalenae Greene is a Fabaceae flowering plant native to California and Baja California Sur, northwestern Mexico.
Astragalus malacus A.Gray
Astragalus malacus A.Gray
Astragalus malacus A.Gray is an upright perennial herb with magenta flowers and hairy parts that produces hairy papery legume pods.
Astragalus miguelensis Greene
Astragalus miguelensis Greene
Astragalus miguelensis Greene is a mat-forming perennial herb that grows on rocky coastal bluffs and beaches, bearing white to yellowish flowers and inflated papery legume pods.
Astragalus mohavensis S.Watson
Astragalus mohavensis S.Watson
Astragalus mohavensis S.Watson is a clumpy herb that bears pinkish-purple flowers and hairy, leathery legume fruit pods.
Astragalus nevinii A.Gray ex Lyon
Astragalus nevinii A.Gray ex Lyon
Astragalus nevinii, or San Clemente Island milkvetch, is a rare perennial herb endemic to California's San Clemente Island.
Astragalus oophorus S.Watson
Astragalus oophorus S.Watson
Astragalus oophorus S.Watson is a perennial herb with distinct leaves, flowers, and inflated bladder-like legume pods.
Astragalus pachypus Greene
Astragalus pachypus Greene
Astragalus pachypus, or thickpod milkvetch, is a perennial milkvetch endemic to southern California with two recognized varieties.
Astragalus platytropis A.Gray
Astragalus platytropis A.Gray
Astragalus platytropis, or broadkeel milkvetch, is a small high elevation perennial milkvetch native to the western United States.
Astragalus pycnostachyus A.Gray
Astragalus pycnostachyus A.Gray
Astragalus pycnostachyus, or marsh milkvetch, is a perennial herb with hollow woolly stems, oval leaflets, whitish-green flowers, and hooked-beak legume pods.
Astragalus sabulonum A.Gray
Astragalus sabulonum A.Gray
Astragalus sabulonum, or gravel milkvetch, is a hairy annual milkvetch native to western US habitats from desert to mountains.
Astragalus tricarinatus A.Gray
Astragalus tricarinatus A.Gray
Astragalus tricarinatus A.Gray is a perennial clumping herb with silvery leaves, cream flowers, and distinctive curved three-ribbed legume pods.
Astragalus L.
Astragalus L.
Astragalus lentiginosus is a North American herb with pea-like flowers, known for its characteristic inflated, mottled pods.
Astragalus arizonicus A.Gray
Astragalus arizonicus A.Gray
Astragalus arizonicus A.Gray is a short-lived perennial herb native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico with pink-purple spring blooms.
Astragalus bibullatus Barneby & E.L.Bridges
Astragalus bibullatus Barneby & E.L.Bridges
This endangered flowering plant Astragalus bibullatus is endemic to cedar glades in Tennessee, with 8 populations in Rutherford County.
Astragalus desperatus M.E.Jones
Astragalus desperatus M.E.Jones
Astragalus desperatus, or rimrock milkvetch, is a perennial endemic legume of Colorado Plateau southwestern US plant communities.
Astragalus distortus Torr. & A.Gray
Astragalus distortus Torr. & A.Gray
Ozark milkvetch (Astragalus distortus) is a small perennial purple-flowered legume native to the central US prairies and savannas.
Astragalus eucosmus B.L.Rob.
Astragalus eucosmus B.L.Rob.
Astragalus eucosmus, or elegant milkvetch, is a phenotypically variable plant distributed across most of Canada and the western US Rockies.
Astragalus flavus Nutt.
Astragalus flavus Nutt.
Astragalus flavus is a perennial halophytic legume native to the southwestern United States' Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region.
Astragalus hallii A.Gray
Astragalus hallii A.Gray
Astragalus hallii is an apparently secure G4 milkvetch native to the southwestern United States.
Astragalus neglectus (Torr. & A.Gray) E.Sheld.
Astragalus neglectus (Torr. & A.Gray) E.Sheld.
Astragalus neglectus is a rare perennial herb centered around the Great Lakes, found in open calcareous habitats.
Astragalus phoenix Barneby
Astragalus phoenix Barneby
Astragalus phoenix is a rare endemic perennial herb native to the mineral crust habitats of Ash Meadows, Nevada, pollinated by Anthophora bees.
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