Astragalus gracilis
(Slimpod Milkvetch)
Astragalus gracilis, Thirsty Horse Trail, Copper Breaks State Park, Hardeman Co. 0179
Astragalus gracilis, Eagle Point Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park, Briscoe Co. 8318
Astragalus gracilis, Eagle Point Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park, Briscoe Co. 8332
Astragalus gracilis, Thirsty Horse Trail, Copper Breaks State Park, Hardeman Co. 0168
Astragalus gracilis, Thirsty Horse Trail, Copper Breaks State Park, Hardeman Co. 0172
Astragalus gracilis, Eagle Point Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park, Briscoe Co. 8340
Astragalus gracilis, Thirsty Horse Trail, Copper Breaks State Park, Hardeman Co. 0171
| Scientific Name | Astragalus gracilis | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ASGR3 |
| Common Name | Slender Milkvetch | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 25528 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Often calcareous soils on open prairie hilltops, wooded or brushy hillsides, ravines, and roadsides. Plant: Erect, ascending, or decumbent, 1 or more branched weak stems 6 to 32 inches long; stems covered with fine, short, appressed hairs. Leaves: Odd-pinnately-compound leaves 3/4 to 2-3/4 inches long with each blade divided into 9 to 17 narrowly-linear or linear-oblong widely separated leaflets, 1/4 to 3/4-inch long, less than 1/10 inch wide up to 3/8-inch long; upward-curled edges. Inflorescence: Loose spike-like racemes 2 to 8 inches long with 3 to 50 pea-like blossoms; corollas dark purple to pale pinkish or sometimes whitish with purple keel tips, fading to yellowish; banner often purple-veined. Bloom Period: April to July. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses. |
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Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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