Astragalus oophorus var. lavinii

Barneby

Brittonia 36: 168. 1984.

Common names: Lavin’s egg milkvetch
EndemicConservation concern
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 11.

Leaflets 7–11. Flowers 17–20 mm; calyx campanulate, gla­brous, tube 4.7–6.5 × 3.4–4.5 mm, lobes 2.3–6 mm; corolla white (concolorous), drying ochroleucous. Legumes sub­symmetric, ellipsoid, 25–40 mm, sutures subequally concave in profile; gynophore 3.5–8(–10) mm.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat: Sagebrush and bitterbrush communities.
Elevation: 1400–2300 m.

Distribution

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Calif., Nev.

Discussion

Variety lavinii is found in the Pine Nut Mountains and Wellington Hills, Douglas and southern Lyon coun­ties, Nevada, and in the Bodie Hills, Mono County, California.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Stanley L. Welsh +
Barneby +
Phaca sect. Megacarpi +
Lavin’s egg milkvetch +
Calif. +  and Nev. +
1400–2300 m. +
Sagebrush and bitterbrush communities. +
Flowering May–Jun. +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Papilionoideae de +
Astragalus oophorus var. lavinii +
Astragalus oophorus +
variety +