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naked milkvetch

Stems

20–45 cm.

Leaves

5–15 cm.

Racemes

(3–)7–25-flowered;

axis (2–)5–20 cm in fruit.

Peduncles

(7–)10–25 cm.

Corollas

purple, petals strongly graduated;

banner 17–26 mm.

Legumes

plumply oblong, straight or slightly incurved, 17–31 × 7–10.5(–12) mm, unilocular.

2n

= 22.

Astragalus serenoi var. serenoi

Phenology Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat Sagebrush and pinyon-juniper communities.
Elevation 1100–2300 m. (3600–7500 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
NV
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Discussion

Variety serenoi occurs from northcentral Humboldt County southward to Churchill and adjacent Lander and northwestern Nye counties.

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

Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Astragalus > sect. Nudi > Astragalus serenoi
Sibling taxa
A. serenoi var. shockleyi, A. serenoi var. sordescens
Name authority unknown
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