Astragalus oophorus var. lonchocalyx |
Astragalus oophorus var. clokeyanus |
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egg milkvetch, pink egg milkvetch |
Clokey's egg milkvetch, egg milkvetch |
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Leaflets | 7–11. |
9–19(or 21). |
Flowers | 20.5–24 mm; calyx cylindric, glabrous, tube 7.8–8.5 × 3.6–4.4 mm, lobes 2.5–4 mm; corolla pink-purple and wing tips white or whitish (bicolored). |
11–16 mm; calyx campanulate, glabrous, tube 4–4.3 × 2.6–3.3 mm, lobes 2 mm; corolla pink-purple and wing tips white (bicolored). |
Legumes | subsymmetric, ellipsoid, (25–)35–55(–63) mm, sutures convexly arched, sometimes less strongly so ventrally; gynophore 10–11 mm. |
subsymmetric, ellipsoid, 20–37 mm, sutures convexly arched, sometimes less strongly so ventrally; gynophore 3.5–5.5 mm. |
Astragalus oophorus var. lonchocalyx |
Astragalus oophorus var. clokeyanus |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Jun. | Flowering Jun–Jul. |
Habitat | Pinyon-juniper, sagebrush, and mixed desert shrub communities. | Open slopes in ponderosa pine forests, on gravelly limestone soils. |
Elevation | 1700–2300 m. (5600–7500 ft.) | 1600–2800 m. (5200–9200 ft.) |
Distribution |
NV; UT |
NV |
Discussion | Variety lonchocalyx is restricted to eastern Lincoln County, Nevada, and western Beaver and Iron counties, Utah. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Variety clokeyanus is restricted to the eastern slope of Mount Charleston, Clark County, and adjacent southern Nye County. It is closely allied to var. oophorus, differing mainly in having smaller flowers. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 11. | FNA vol. 11. |
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Name authority | Barneby: Leafl. W. Bot. 7: 194. (1954) | Barneby: Leafl. W. Bot. 7: 194. (1954) |
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