Rare Plant Field Guide

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Photo Copyright © 1999 courtesy of the Colorado Natural Heritage Program Fabaceae (Pea Family) Look Alikes: No other mat forming Astragalus in this area has persistent spinescent leaf petioles. A. deterior and A. calycosus var. scaposus have flaccid leaf petioles and longer, oblong or narrowly ellipsoid pods. Flowering/Fruiting Period: Late April-early June/June-early July. Habitat: Exfoliating Point Lookout Sandstone; rock ledges in pinyon-juniper woodlands. Elev. 5500-5850 ft. Photo Copyright © 1999 courtesy of the Colorado Natural Heritage Program Distribution: NW New Mexico and Colorado (Montezuma Co.). References: Barneby 1964; Knight 1981b and 1989; Neely 1987; O’Kane 1988; Olwell and Schull 1985. Please send comments to: Colorado Natural Heritage Program 254 General Services Building, Colorado State University · Fort Collins, CO 80523 · (970) 491-2992