Species Information
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class: Dicotyledoneae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Astragalus
Species: micromerius
Chaco Milkvetch - Astragalus micromerius
Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Perennial herb; stems 5-30 cm long, prostrate, silvery-hairy, bearing densely crowded small leaves; leaves 4-20 mm long, pinnately compound with 3-9 leaflets; flowers usually solitary or in pairs, pea-like, about 6 mm long, petals greenish-white with pale purple veins or tips; pods ovoid, 4-5 mm long, slightly longer than broad, unilocular, the tip forming a flattened beak. Flowers July and August.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 16
Number of Mapped Locations: 21
Number of Observations: 24
Observation date range: 07-17-1945 to 05-12-2008
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)