Astragalus humistratus var. humivagans Gray (Rydberg) Barneby
Fabaceae
Loraine Yeatts
4890
2003-05-22
United States of America, New Mexico, Catron, Apache Nat'l Forest, Brushy Mts., Pueblo Park campground along NFS rd. 232.
7.5' Saliz Pass quad;
1868 meters
6130 FT
pyroclastic volcanics. In cement-like gravelly soil on old roadbed in open Pinus ponderosa-Quercus gambellii community.
radially sprawling stems from stout taproot; pubescence dolabriform; lower stipules connate; flowers magenta pink-purple spotted & veined on white background; pods unilocular; abundant & widespread in areas of hardpacked soil.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)