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Astragalus rattanii

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Astragalus rattanii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Astragalus
Species:
A. rattanii
Binomial name
Astragalus rattanii

Astragalus rattanii is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Rattan's milkvetch. It is endemic to northern California, where it grows in the North Coast Ranges.

Description

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This is a hairy annual herb with thin stems growing up to 30 cm (12 in) long. The leaves are a few centimeters[vague] long and made up of a few oval-shaped leaflets. The inflorescence is a head of two to ten flowers which are pinkish purple in color with paler tips. This fruit is a cylindrical legume pod up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long with a sharp, pointed beak at the end.

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