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Astragalus cimae var. cimae

Astragalus cimae var. sufflatus
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Cima milk vetch
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bladdery Cima milk vetch, Cima milkvetch, Darwin milkvetch, inflated Cima milkvetch
Legumes

usually strongly incurved, not or slightly inflated, 15–25 × 8–12 mm, fleshy becoming stiffly leathery or subligneous;

septum to 1.8 mm wide;

stipe 6–8 mm.

straight to moderately incurved, much inflated, 30–37 × 13–21 mm, fleshy becoming papery;

septum 2–3.5 mm wide;

stipe 5–8 mm.

Astragalus cimae var. cimae

Astragalus cimae var. sufflatus
Phenology Flowering Apr–May. Flowering late Apr–early Jun.
Habitat Sage­brush communities. Sagebrush and pinyon-juniper communities.
Elevation 1400–1900(–2100) m. (4600–6200(–6900) ft.) 1500–2100 m. (4900–6900 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; NV
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from FNA
CA
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Discussion

Variety cimae is restricted to the New York Mountains and immediate vicinity in eastern San Bernardino County in California, and Mineral and Nye counties in Nevada.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Variety sufflatus occurs on the eastern slope of the Inyo Mountains, near the southern end of Saline Valley, Inyo County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11. FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Astragalus > sect. Malaci > Astragalus cimae Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Astragalus > sect. Malaci > Astragalus cimae
Sibling taxa
A. cimae var. sufflatus
A. cimae var. cimae
Name authority unknown Barneby: Aliso 2: 209. (1950)
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