- Astragalus trichopodus
Taxobox
name = "Astragalus trichopodus"
image_width = 220px
regnum =Plantae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Fabales
familia =Fabaceae
subfamilia =Faboideae
genus = "Astragalus "
species = "A. trichopodus"
binomial = "Astragalus trichopodus"
binomial_authority = (Nutt.) A.Gray"Astragalus trichopodus" is a species of legume known by the common name Santa Barbara milk vetch. It is native to southern
California andBaja California , where it grows in several types of open habitat. This is a robust perennial herb producing a branching stem up to about a meter in maximum height. The hairy stem is lined with many leaves each up to 20 centimeters long which are made up of several pairs of widely-spaced lance-shaped leaflets each up to 2.5 centimeters in length. Theinflorescence is araceme of up to 50 flowers which are cream colored and sometimes tinted with light purple. Each flower is 2 or 3 centimeters long including its tubular base ofsepal s. The fruit is a laterally compressed, slightly inflated legume pod up to 4 or 5 centimeters long which dries to a papery texture. The fruits hang in bunches where they develop from the inflorescence. Each pod contains many seeds.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3691,3718,3868 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ASTR6 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Astragalus+trichopodus Photo gallery]
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