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Astragalus anemophilus

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Species of milkvetch

Astragalus anemophilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Astragalus
Species: A. anemophilus
Binomial name
Astragalus anemophilus
Greene

Astragalus anemophilus, or San Quintín dune milkvetch, is a species of milkvetch endemic to coastal sand dunes near San Quintin bay in the state of Baja California.

Description

Astragalus anemophilus is a small perennial shrub, with stems often buried in the sand that it grows on. Flowers are a greenish white. Seed pods are purple and roughly 0.5 inches (13 mm)x0.75 inches (19 mm) across.

Distribution & habitat

Astragalus anemophilus is found in coastal sand dune habitat in and around the San Quintín Volcanic Field, including the El Socorro dunes south of San Quintin bay.

References

  1. Rebman, Jon; Gibson, Judy; Rich, Karen (15 November 2016). "ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE VASCULAR PLANTS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO" (PDF). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences 1(4A): 186–187. 1886
  3. "Punta Mazo and El Socorro: Unique Coastal Dunes in San Quintín". issuu. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
Taxon identifiers
Astragalus anemophilus


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