Texas Wildbuds
Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus
(Groundplum Milkvetch)
Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus, Bonham State Park, Fannin Co. 5217
Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus, Bonham State Park, Fannin Co. 5186
Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus, Bonham State Park, Fannin Co. 5189
Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus, Bonham State Park, Fannin Co. 5195
Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus, Bonham State Park, Fannin Co. 5209
Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus, Bonham State Park, Fannin Co. 5198
Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus, Bonham State Park, Fannin Co. 5223
| Scientific Name | Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ASCRC3 |
| Common Name | Groundplum Milkvetch, Groundplum | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 192431 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy loam or limestone gravel of hillsides, ledges, prairies; found from north Texas northward. Plant: Perennial with several trailing stems up to 2 feet long, extending on all sides from crown; reddish with short, sparse hairs. Leaves: Pinnately-compound leaves 1-3/8 to 6 inches long, each with 15 to 33 oblanceolate, obovate or elliptical leaflets; tips are obtuse to acute; upper surfaces smooth, lower with pubescent hairs. Inflorescence: Cluster of mostly purple pea-like flowers in a short raceme (spike) at stem tips or arising from leaf axils; each flower about 1 inch long with 5 petals; upper petals extending forward and bending upward into a banner; calyx with soft hairs. Bloom Period: March to July. Fruit: Large, round or oblong-ovoid, 3/4 to1-5/8 inches long and 5/8 to 1-inch in diameter. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilsvgi, Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses and Flora of North America. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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