Английская Википедия:Astragalus flavus
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Astragalus flavus (yellow milkvetch) is a perennial plant in the legume family (Fabaceae) found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.[1]Шаблон:Rp
Growth pattern
It is an erect or curving perennial from Шаблон:Convert tall.[1]Шаблон:Rp The plant is covered with star-shaped hairs.[1]Шаблон:Rp
Patches of the plants in bloom may cover large areas of the ground in yellow from the flowers.[1]Шаблон:Rp[2]
Stems and leaves
Шаблон:Convert leaves are compound pinnate, with linear to egg shaped Шаблон:Convert leaflets.[1]Шаблон:Rp
Inflorescence and fruit
The inflorescence is born on a stalk with 6-30 flowers having a hairy calyx tube and yellow bell-shaped corolla Шаблон:Convert long.[1]Шаблон:Rp "Flavus" means "yellow", even though most of its flowers are white.[3] It blooms from May to June.[1]Шаблон:Rp[2]
Habitat and range
It grows in saline soil (halophyte) in salt desert shrub between about Шаблон:Convert in elevation.[1]Шаблон:Rp
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 1,7 Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
