Astragalus inyoensis is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Inyo milkvetch.
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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. inyoensis
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It is native to the Great Basin Desert mountains and flats of western Nevada, and the White and Inyo Mountains of eastern California, US.[1][2]
Description
editAstragalus inyoensis is a low, mat-forming perennial herb with slender, crooked gray-green stems growing up to 60 centimeters long. The leaves are a few centimeters long and are made up of several oval scoop-shaped leaflets each a few millimeters in length.[3]
The flowers bloom in May, June, and July.[1] The flowers are White, Pink, or Purple.[4] Its size is around 1/3 of a foot to 2 feet tall.[5]
The inflorescence produces up to 15 pinkish purple flowers each around a centimeter long. The fruit is a hanging legume pod just over a centimeter long which is narrow and curved in shape and leathery in texture.
References
edit- ^ a b "Astragalus inyoensis Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "Astragalus inyoensis E.Sheld. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "Astragalus inyoensis".
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "Inyo Milkvetch, Astragalus inyoensis". calscape.org. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
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