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Pursh's milkvetch

Astragalus purshii

Photo by Tom33
Published on Project Noah
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38.2785, -111.259

Field Notes

Description:

Legume family. Linear leaves with short, hairy leaflets. Entire plant covered with downy hair. Purple pea-flowers.

Habitat:

Gravelly/sandy soil above a dry river bed, in a narrow rocky canyon.

Notes:

Grand Wash. Southern part of Capital Reef National Park, Utah.

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