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Astragalus anemophilus

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Astragalus anemophilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Astragalus
Species:
A. anemophilus
Binomial name
Astragalus anemophilus
Greene

Astragalus anemophilus, or San Quintín dune milkvetch, is a species of milkvetch endemic to coastal sand dunes near San Quintin bay in the state of Baja California.[1]

Description

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Astragalus anemophilus is a small perennial shrub, with stems often buried in the sand that it grows on. Flowers are a greenish white. Seed pods are purple and roughly 0.5 inches (13 mm)x0.75 inches (19 mm) across.[2]

Distribution & habitat

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Astragalus anemophilus is found in coastal sand dune habitat in and around the San Quintín Volcanic Field, including the El Socorro dunes south of San Quintin bay.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Rebman, Jon; Gibson, Judy; Rich, Karen (15 November 2016). "ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE VASCULAR PLANTS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO" (PDF). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences 1(4A): 186–187. 1886[1885]
  3. ^ "Punta Mazo and El Socorro: Unique Coastal Dunes in San Quintín". issuu. Retrieved 2023-08-07.