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Fabaceae (Pea Family)
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A. flexuosus has pods over 1 cm in length.
Flowering/Fruiting Period:
May-early July/late May-July.
Habitat:
Open sagebrush or juniper-sagebrush communities on moderately
steep to steep slopes. Often found in rocky areas with a variety of soil
conditions from clay to cobbles, gray to reddish in color. Elev. 7600-8400 ft.
Photo Copyright © 1999 by S. Spackman
Distribution:
Colorado endemic (South Beaver Creek, Gunnison Co.).
Currently there are no records from Saguache Co., but it is to be expected
there because it occurs only three miles from the county line.
References: Barneby 1964; Heil and Porter 1990; Johnston 1979;
Lawrence 1993; O’Kane 1988; Peterson 1982.
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