Species Information
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class: Dicotyledoneae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Astragalus
Species: altus
Winged Milkvetch - Astragalus altus
Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Perennial; stems several, reddish, ascending, up to 1.2 m long, the tallest plants often supported by adjacent vegetation; leaves to 12 cm long, pinnately compound, with 15-25 ovate leaflets, sparsely pubescent with fine, straight, appressed hairs; flowers pea-like, cream to pale yellow, about 1 cm long, many per raceme; pods hanging down, about 15 mm long (including stipe), triangular in cross-section and grooved on the lower side, each pod with a stipe (basal stalk) 6-10 mm long. Flowers late May to September.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 14
Number of Mapped Locations: 25
Number of Observations: 33
Observation date range: 08-06-1901 to 07-25-2011
External Links
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NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)