familyFabaceae
subfamilyFabaceae subfam. Faboideae
genusAstragalus
sectionAstragalus sect. Pulsiferani
speciesAstragalus pulsiferae
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Caudices usually subterranean. Stems (6–)10–12 cm underground, usually branched at emergence from soil; foliose internodes villous or villous-hirsute, hairs widely spreading. Stipules connate-sheathing at proximal nodes. Flowers: calyx lobes (1–)1.4–3.6 mm. Legumes hirtellous, hairs 0.6–0.9 mm. 2n = 22.
Phenology: Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat: Loose sandy sites and interdunal valleys, often with sagebrush, mostly on basalt.
Elevation: 1300–1900 m.
Distribution
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Calif., Nev.
Discussion
Variety pulsiferae is known from the foothills of the northern Sierra Nevada in Lassen, Plumas, and Shasta counties in California, and Washoe County in Nevada.
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Lower Taxa
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