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Astragalus mohavensis var. hemigyrus
Half-ring Milk-vetch
(shown with Dasyochloa pulchellum)
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Photographer: Dave Silverman and Cindy Hopkins
ID: 0000 0000 0217 0047 (2017-02-01)Copyright © 2017 Xeric Specialties - Cindy Hopkins
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Apr 1, 2015
location
Darwin Plateau, Talc City Hills (Inyo County, California, US)family
Fabaceae
order
Fabales
class Rosids-Eudicots
plant community 5250’-5500’, rocky limestone upper slopes and ridgelines, Shadscale scrubnotes Biennial plant with early fruits in typical habitat on ridgetop. There were no annual forms in this season. This taxon is distinct from var. mohavensis. Pls on Darwin Mesa differ from those of the same variety in NV, being more-stout & hairy and have thicker, more-curved pods. Growing w/ Yucca brevifolia, Atriplex confertifolia, Menodora spinescens, Lepidium fremontii, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Echinocactus polycephalus, Opuntia basilaris, Stipa speciosa, Astragalus newberryi, Oenothera caespitosa, Camissonia walkeri & pterosperma, Phacelia crenulata, Mimulus suksdorfii, Arabis inyoensis, Dasyochloa pulchellum, Cryptantha virginensis & circumcissakeywords: Darwin Mesa milk-vetch
camera Olympus EM5
photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
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Half-ring Milk-vetch (photographer)
Look for Jepson Manual treatments, maps (University & Jepson Herbaria)View Calflora record for Astragalus mohavensis var. hemigyrusView all photos in CalPhotos of Astragalus mohavensis var. hemigyrus Check Google Images for Astragalus mohavensis var. hemigyrus |
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