Astragalus missouriensis
(Missouri Milkvetch)
Astragalus missouriensis, North Prong Canyon Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park, Briscoe Co. 8117
Astragalus missouriensis, North Prong Canyon Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park, Briscoe Co. 8114
Astragalus missouriensis, North Prong Canyon Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park, Briscoe Co. 8108
Astragalus missouriensis, North Prong Canyon Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park, Briscoe Co. 8105
Astragalus missouriensis, North Prong Canyon Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park, Briscoe Co. 8098
| Scientific Name | Astragalus missouriensis | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ASMI10 |
| Common Name | Missouri Milkvetch | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 25585 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry, sandy areas in prairies, meadows and roadsides. Plant: Prostrate perennial with few to several hairy stems 1/2 to 6 inches long. Leaves: Pinnately-compound leaves 1-5/8 to 5-1/2 inches long with each blade divided into 11 to 17 individual elliptic to narrowly obovate leaflets 1/4 to 3/4-inch long usually with pointed tips and densely-covered with appressed hairs on both surfaces giving a gray-green appearance. Inflorescence: Short racemes on 1½ to 4-inch stems with 3 to 10 typical pea-like flowers; each flower with a broad upright banner, lavender to bright purple with white center and 1/2-inch or more long; two smaller lavender to bright purple lateral petals and keel; calyx up to 1/2-inch long and covered with appressed hairs, lobes pointed. Bloom Period: March to June. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses and American Southwest. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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