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| Scientific Name | Astragalus missouriensis | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ASMI10 |
| Common Name | Missouri Milkvetch | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 25585 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry, sandy areas in prairies, meadows and roadsides. Plant: Prostrate perennial with few to several hairy stems 1/2 to 6 inches long. Leaves: Pinnately-compound leaves 1-5/8 to 5-1/2 inches long with each blade divided into 11 to 17 individual elliptic to narrowly obovate leaflets 1/4 to 3/4-inch long usually with pointed tips and densely-covered with appressed hairs on both surfaces giving a gray-green appearance. Inflorescence: Short racemes on 1½ to 4-inch stems with 3 to 10 typical pea-like flowers; each flower with a broad upright banner, lavender to bright purple with white center and 1/2-inch or more long; two smaller lavender to bright purple lateral petals and keel; calyx up to 1/2-inch long and covered with appressed hairs, lobes pointed. Bloom Period: March to June. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses and www.americansouthwest.net. |
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Texas Status: Native |
