threecorner milkvetch, Astragalus geyeri var. triquetrus
Description:
threecorner milkvetch, Astragalus geyeri var. triquetrus, Nevada, North Muddy Mountains, Logan Wash, Moapa Valley - Colorado River drainage, elevation 525 m (1715 ft).This rare species, distinguished by its 3-angled fruits, is limited to loose calcareous sands of southeastern Nevada and adjacent northwestern Arizona. It is on the State of Nevada list of fully protected species.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida (green plants)
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (ferns)
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
- Eudicots
- Superrosids
- Rosids
- Fabales ("An order: peas, beans, and relatives")
- Fabaceae (legumes)
- Astragalus (milkvetch)
- Astragalus geyeri (Geyer's milkvetch)
- Astragalus geyeri triquetrus (Geyer's milkvetch)
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