FNA: Astragalus convallarius var. margaretiae

	Astragalus convallarius var. margaretiae
	lesser rushy milkvetch, Margaret's milkvetch
Stems	(15–)18–30 cm.
Leaflets	7–11 throughout, blades 3–13 mm.
Pedicels	0.5–1.5 mm.
Flowers	9–10 mm; calyx 4.5–5 mm, tube 3–4 mm, lobes 0.8–1.2 mm.
Legumes	narrowly oblanceolate, 13–20 × 3.5–5 mm, tapering downward into calyx from obliquely triangular apex.
Seeds	14–20.
Bracteoles	0.

	Astragalus convallarius var. margaretiae
Phenology	Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat	Sagebrush and pinyon-juniper woodlands.
Elevation	1400–2800 m. (4600–9200 ft.)
Distribution	NV [BONAP county map]
Discussion	The disjunct var. margaretiae is restricted to the Pine Nut Mountains of west-central Nevada. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source	FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa	Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Astragalus > sect. Genistoidei > Astragalus convallarius
Sibling taxa	A. convallarius var. convallarius, A. convallarius var. finitimus, A. convallarius var. scopulorum
Name authority	Barneby: Brittonia 36: 167. (1984) — (as margaretae)
Web links	Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

lesser rushy milkvetch, Margaret's milkvetch

Stems

(15–)18–30 cm.

Leaflets

7–11 throughout, blades 3–13 mm.

Pedicels

0.5–1.5 mm.

Flowers

9–10 mm;

calyx 4.5–5 mm, tube 3–4 mm, lobes 0.8–1.2 mm.

Legumes

narrowly oblanceolate, 13–20 × 3.5–5 mm, tapering downward into calyx from obliquely triangular apex.

Seeds

14–20.

Bracteoles

Phenology

Flowering May–Jun.

Habitat

Sagebrush and pinyon-juniper woodlands.

Elevation

1400–2800 m. (4600–9200 ft.)

Distribution

Discussion

The disjunct var. margaretiae is restricted to the Pine Nut Mountains of west-central Nevada.

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

Source

Parent taxa

Sibling taxa

Name authority

Barneby: Brittonia 36: 167. (1984) — (as margaretae)

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