Astragalus pachypus var. jaegeri

Jaeger's bush milkvetch

Family: Fabaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1

Jaeger's bush milkvetch is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native perennial found in northern Peninsular Ranges (including San Jacinto Mountains) and northwestern edge of the Desert Southwest bioregions in rocky or sandy areas at elevations of 450 to 1,200 meters. Flowering from December to June, this plant produces delicate white to pale lavender flowers in small clustered inflorescences. Growing with spreading to ascending stems 15 to 40 centimeters tall, it forms a compact and somewhat low-growing habit. Its compound leaves feature 15 to 25 small leaflets, each approximately oblong and arranged pinnately along slender stems. The fruit is a distinctive pod characteristic of milkvetch species.

Habitat: Rocky or sandy areas

Bloom period: Dec-Jun

Elevation: 450-1200 m

Bioregions: n PR (incl SnJt), nw edge DSon.

California counties: Riverside, San Diego, Kern, Ventura, San Benito, Los Angeles

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.