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Astragalus tener var. titi
Photo is of parent taxon

coastal dunes milk vetch, titus' milkvetch
Stems

1–3, (2–)3–12 cm.
Leaves

2–7 cm;

leaflets 7–11(or 13).
Racemes

2–7-flowered.
Flowers

5–6 mm;

calyx 2.7–3.5 mm.
Legumes

straight or slightly decurved, base round, (6–)7–14 mm, pubescent;

stipe 0 mm.
Seeds

5–11.
2n

= 22.

Astragalus tener var. titi
Phenology Flowering late Mar–May.
Habitat Moist depressions on coastal bluffs and dunes.
Elevation 0–20 m. (0–100 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

The coastal var. titi once occurred in Los Angeles, Monterey, and San Diego counties. It was thought extinct, but one population was discovered on a bluff in Monterey County.

Variety titi is in the Center for Plant Conservation’s National Collection of Endangered Plants.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Astragalus > sect. Leptocarpi > Astragalus tener
Sibling taxa
A. tener var. ferrisiae, A. tener var. tener
Synonyms A. titi
Name authority (Eastwood) Barneby: Aliso 2: 209. (1950)
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