Astragalus rattanii
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Astragalus rattanii
| Astragalus rattanii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Astragalus |
| Species: | A. rattanii |
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| Astragalus rattanii A.Gray |
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Astragalus rattanii is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Rattan's milkvetch. It is endemic to northern California, where it grows in the North Coast Ranges.
This is a hairy annual herb with thin stems growing up to 30 centimeters long. The leaves are a few centimeters long and made up of a few oval-shaped leaflets.
The inflorescence is a head of 2 to 10 flowers which are pinkish purple in color with paler tips. This fruit is a cylindrical legume pod up to 6 centimeters long with a sharp, pointed beak at the end.
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