Astragalus gilmanii (Gilman’s milk vetch)

Astragalus gilmanii Tidestr.

Gilman’s milk vetch

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Fabales	Legumes (pea and bean families)
Family	Fabaceae	Legume family (peas and beans)
Genus	Astragalus	From the Greek astragalos meaning “ankle bone” and an early name applied to some plants in this family because of the shape of the seeds
Species	gilmanii	After Marshall French Gilman (1871-1944), a Death Valley naturalist

About plant names...

Gilman’s milk vetch is native to Nevada and a few locations in the Panamint Range next to Death Valley in California, at elevations between 1.1 mi (1.8 km) and 1.9 mi (3 km).

Identification: Forms clumps of hairy stems up to 12" (30 cm) in length. Leaves are up to 4" (10 cm) long, composed of several fuzzy leaflets with purple margins. Leaf tips are sometimes notched. Flowers are pink-purple, less than ½" (1.3 cm) long. Fruit is a pink, papery, mostly air-filled pea-like sack about 1" (2.5 cm) in length, containing one or a few green seeds. This plant is uncommon and restricted in range.

Online References:

Astragalus gilmanii on Discover Life

Astragalus gilmanii on CalPhotos

Astragalus gilmanii on Wikipedia

Astragalus gilmanii on SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network

Astragalus gilmanii on

Astragalus gilmanii from the Jepson Manual

Astragalus gilmanii description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

6/26/2007 · Roger’s Service Road, Death Valley, California · By Rhonda Tatiana Schorer

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