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

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

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". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T19893094A20016264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19893094A20016264.en. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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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