Astragalus nuttallianus var. zapatanus |
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loredo milkvetch, turkeypeas |
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Habit | Plants hirsutulous, hairs 0.4–0.8 mm. |
Stems | 2–30 cm. |
Leaves | 1.5–4.5(–5) cm; leaflets (7 or)9–17, blades narrowly cuneate to oblong, oval, or oblong-cuneate, apex retuse or deeply emarginate. |
Racemes | 1–4-flowered; axis very short in fruit. |
Peduncles | (0.2–)0.5–4.5 cm. |
Flowers | calyx 3–4.6 mm, pilosulous, tube 1.6–2.7 mm, lobes 1.5–2.1 mm; corolla banner (4–)4.9–6.7 mm; keel apex triangular, slightly beaklike. |
Legumes | 13–18 × 2.6–3.2 mm, loosely strigulose. |
Seeds | 10–16. |
Astragalus nuttallianus var. zapatanus |
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Phenology | Flowering Feb–Mar. |
Habitat | Sandy, frequently disturbed sites. |
Elevation | 0–200 m. (0–700 ft.) |
Distribution |
TX; Mexico (Tamaulipas) |
Discussion | Variety zapatanus occurs in the lower Rio Grande Valley from Laredo to the Gulf Coast and into northeastern Mexico. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 11. |
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Name authority | Barneby: Field & Lab. 24: 36. (1956) |
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