Species Information

Kingdom: Plantae
  Phylum: Anthophyta
    Class: Dicotyledoneae
      Order: Fabales
        Family: Fabaceae
          Genus: Astragalus
            Species: monumentalis var. cottamii

Cottam's milkvetch - Astragalus monumentalis var. cottamii

Cottam's milkvetch

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Perennial, slightly tufted herb; stems 1.5-4.0 cm long, branching beneath the ground; leaves 1-4 cm long; leaflets 9-19, elliptic to oblanceolate, acute to obtuse, strigose on both surfaces with basifixed hairs or nearly glabrous above, 2-9 mm long 1.0-4.2 mm wide; racemes 3-9 flowered; flowers pea-like; calyx 6.2-8.0 mm long, purplish; flowers 11-17 mm long, purplish or purple and white; pods spreading-descending, sessile, curved, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, somewhat three-angled, two-chambered, hairy, usually purplish spotted. Flowers April and May.

Status

Global Rank: G4T4

State Rank: S3

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BLM Status: BLM WATCH

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NMRP Strategy Status: Strategy Species

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 17

Number of Mapped Locations: 27

Number of Observations: 44

Observation date range: 07-22-1936 to 04-18-2023

External Links

View More Information about this species at:
  NatureServe Explorer
  New Mexico Rare Plants Website
  Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)

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