Astragalus loanus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Astragalus
- Species
- Astragalus loanus
- Scientific Name
- Astragalus loanus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Astragalus loanus
Astragalus loanus is a rare species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Glenwood milkvetch. It is endemic to Utah in the United States, where it occurs only in Sevier County. It is limited to volcanic gravel substrates.
This perennial herb is just a few centimeters tall. It is stemless, with a caudex covered in the remains of previous seasons' leaves. The leaves are up to 8 centimeters long and are made up of several pairs of small leaflets. The flowers are yellowish or greenish white with purple tips. Blooming occurs in May and June. The fruit is an inflated legume pod covered in shiny hairs. It is up to 3 centimeters long.
...Astragalus loanus in languages:
- English
- Glenwood Milkvetch
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Astragalus anisus
- Astragalus argophyllus
- Astragalus callithrix
- Astragalus coccineus
- Astragalus columbianus
- Astragalus concordius
- Astragalus cyaneus
- Astragalus desereticus
- Astragalus eurekensis
- Astragalus feensis
- Astragalus funereus
- Astragalus inflexus
- Astragalus iodopetalus
- Astragalus leucolobus
- Astragalus loanus
- Astragalus musiniensis
- Astragalus neomexicanus
- Astragalus newberryi
- Astragalus nudisiliquus
- Astragalus parryi
- Astragalus piutensis
- Astragalus purshii
- Astragalus shortianus
- Astragalus subvestitus
- Astragalus tephrodes
- Astragalus tidestromii
- Astragalus uncialis
- Astragalus utahensis
- Astragalus waterfallii
- Astragalus welshii
- Astragalus zionis
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