Astragalus rattanii
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Astragalus rattanii is a species of milkvetch
known by the common name Rattan's milkvetch. It is endemic to northern California
, where it grows in the North Coast Ranges.
This is a hairy annual herb with thin stems growing up to 30 centimeters long. The leaves are a few centimeters long and made up of a few oval-shaped leaflets.
The inflorescence
is a head of 2 to 10 flowers which are pinkish purple in color with paler tips. This fruit is a cylindrical legume pod up to 6 centimeters long with a sharp, pointed beak at the end.
Astragalus
Astragalus is a large genus of about 3,000 species of herbs and small shrubs, belonging to the legume family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere...
known by the common name Rattan's milkvetch. It is endemic to northern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where it grows in the North Coast Ranges.
This is a hairy annual herb with thin stems growing up to 30 centimeters long. The leaves are a few centimeters long and made up of a few oval-shaped leaflets.
The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a head of 2 to 10 flowers which are pinkish purple in color with paler tips. This fruit is a cylindrical legume pod up to 6 centimeters long with a sharp, pointed beak at the end.