Flora of North America species comparison

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Astragalus ceramicus var. ceramicus
Photo is of parent taxon

painted milkvetch
Habit Plants with mostly malpighian hairs on stems and herbage.
Leaves

2–12 cm; usually 1–6 pairs of lateral leaflets proximally or throughout, distalmost often reduced to naked rachis.
Racemes

6–15(–25)-flowered;

axis (1–)1.5–8(–15) cm in fruit.
Flowers

6.3–8.3(–9.5) mm;

calyx 3.1–4.2 mm, tube 2.1–2.6(–3.3) mm, lobes 1–1.8 mm.
Legumes

(10–)15–30 × 5–15(–22) mm;

stipe (1–)1.5–3.3 mm.
Seeds

12–16(–26).
2n

= 22.

Astragalus ceramicus var. ceramicus
Phenology Flowering late Apr–Jul.
Habitat Dunes, sandy sites in pinyon-juniper, sagebrush, stream banks, grasslands, mixed desert shrub communities.
Elevation 1200–2500 m. (3900–8200 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CO; NM; UT
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Astragalus > sect. Cusickiani > Astragalus ceramicus
Sibling taxa
A. ceramicus var. apus, A. ceramicus var. filifolius
Name authority unknown
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