Flora of North America species comparison

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Astragalus toanus var. scidulus
Photo is of parent taxon

Arizona strip milkvetch, toano milkvetch
Leaflets

(0 or 1 or)11 or 13.
Flowers

14–16.5 mm;

corolla greenish yellow or whitish.
Legumes

8–9 mm wide.

A 2n = 22.

Astragalus toanus var. scidulus
Phenology Flowering Apr–May.
Habitat Mixed desert shrub and grass commu­nities.
Elevation 1600 m. (5200 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Variety scidulus is distantly isolated from var. toanus in the Arizona Strip, Mohave County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Astragalus > sect. Pectinati > Astragalus toanus
Sibling taxa
A. toanus var. toanus
Name authority S. L. Welsh & N. D. Atwood: Rhodora 95: 403, fig. 11. (1993)
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