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