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Astragalus praelongus var. lonchopus
Photo is of parent taxon

longstipe stinking milkvetch, stinking milkvetch
Flowers

15–24 mm;

calyx lobes subulate or lanceolate-attenuate, 3–6.5 mm;

corolla ochroleucous, keel often faintly to definitely maculate.
Legumes

ellipsoid, oblong-ellipsoid, ellipsoid-cylindroid, or narrowly clavate-ellipsoid, 20–30 × 6–9 mm, strigulose;

stipe 4.5–8 mm.
Stipules

distinct throughout.

Astragalus praelongus var. lonchopus
Phenology Flowering late Apr–Jul.
Habitat Seleniferous fine-textured, less commonly sandy, substrates in blackbrush, mixed desert shrub, sagebrush, and pinyon-juniper commu­nities.
Elevation 1200–2100 m. (3900–6900 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CO; NM; UT
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Discussion

Variety lonchopus ranges from the Four Corners region to approximately 160 km to the west.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Astragalus > sect. Preussiani > Astragalus praelongus
Sibling taxa
A. praelongus var. avonensis, A. praelongus var. ellisiae, A. praelongus var. praelongus
Name authority Barneby: Leafl. W. Bot. 9: 90. (1960)
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