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bladdery Cima milk vetch, Cima milkvetch, Darwin milkvetch, inflated Cima milkvetch

Legumes

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. sufflatus

Phenology Flowering late Apr–early Jun.
Habitat Sagebrush and pinyon-juniper communities.
Elevation 1500–2100 m. (4900–6900 ft.)
Distribution
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CA
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Discussion

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.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Astragalus > sect. Malaci > Astragalus cimae
Sibling taxa
A. cimae var. cimae
Name authority Barneby: Aliso 2: 209. (1950)
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