Astragalus racemosus Pursh
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Fabaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Stems clustered on a stout taproot and caudex, 2–6 dm, strigillose; lfls 15–31, narrow, 1–3.5 cm, strigillose beneath; racemes 5–10 cm, long-peduncled, with 20–70 nodding, ochroleucous fls 15–20 mm; cal-tube 5–6 mm, the subulate lobes 1.5–3 mm; fr drooping, linear-oblong, 2–3 cm, glabrous, triquetrous, the upper suture acute, the lower side flattened or broadly sulcate; stipe 3.5–7 mm; 2n=24. Badlands and gullies, often in seleniferous soil; Sask., N.D., and S.D. to Utah and n. Mex., and reported from w. Minn. May, June. Ours is var. racemosus. (Tium r.)
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Common Names
alkali milk-vetch