Peduncles 10–33 cm. Racemes 7–17(–20)-flowered; axis (3–)4–12(–15) cm in fruit. Pedicels 1–4.5 mm. Flowers 16–25.5 mm; calyx cylindric or subcylindric, (7–)8.5–12 mm, tube (5.7–)6–9.2 mm, lobes 1.3–3(–4) mm. Legumes 12–25 × 5–8 mm, gla­brous. Seeds 23–30. 2n = 24.

Phenology: Flowering mid Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Meadows, brushy slopes, grasslands, sagebrush desert, pine forests, on basaltic bedrock.
Elevation: 400–1600 m.

Distribution

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Idaho, Oreg., Wash.

Discussion

Variety conjunctus is most easily recognized in bloom, the long, narrow flowers, with their cylindric calyces and, usually, lilac- or purple-tinged petals being diagnostic. When in fruit, it is easily confused with the narrow-fruited form of Astragalus reventiformis, a species of the inner slope of the Cascade Range in Washington.

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Lower Taxa

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