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 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
- ↑ "US National Herbarium specimen". Encylopedia of Life.
- ↑ Eugene Jercinovic (February 21, 2008). "Charlotte Ellis of the Sandia Mountains" (PDF). The New Mexico Botanist.
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