Astragalus praelongus

Astragalus praelongus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Astragalus
Species: A. praelongus
Binomial name
Astragalus praelongus
E.Sheld.

Astragalus praelongus (stinking milkvetch) is a perennial plant in the legume family (Fabaceae) found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.[1][1]:43 It's fleshy seedpods become woody with age.[1]:43 It grows in soils containing selenium.[1]:43

The holotype specimen of Astragalus praelongus var. ellisiae was collected by and named for Charlotte Cortlandt Ellis[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN 978-0-7627-7013-7
  2. "US National Herbarium specimen". Encylopedia of Life.
  3. Eugene Jercinovic (February 21, 2008). "Charlotte Ellis of the Sandia Mountains" (PDF). The New Mexico Botanist.


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