Astragalus shevockii

Shevock's milkvetch

Family: Fabaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

Shevock's milkvetch is a rare California native perennial ranked 1B.3 by CNPS, found in southern Sierra Nevada Mountains in southeastern Tulare County, growing in Jeffrey-pine forest on granitic sand at approximately 1,900 meters elevation. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces cream-colored flowers with banners and keels approximately 9 to 10 millimeters long, arched about 75 degrees. Growing with decumbent to ascending slender stems 10 to 35 centimeters tall, it has a wiry, open habit with sparse hairs. Its leaves are 2.5 to 6.5 centimeters long with 9 to 17 spaced, roughly elliptical leaflets measuring 2 to 10 millimeters. The fruit is an ascending, papery pod 13 to 31 millimeters long, slightly incurved and hairy, with distinctive three-sided characteristics near its base.

Habitat: Granitic sand, Jeffrey-pine forest

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: +- 1900 m.

Bioregions: s SNH (se Tulare Co.).

California counties: Tulare

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