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Fabaceae (Pea Family)

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Synonym: Xylophacos musiniensis

Look Alikes: A. piscator has laterally compressed pods. A. chamaeleuce has more numerous, smaller leaflets and a less prominently beaked, purple spotted or mottled pod.

Flowering/Fruiting Period: Flowers late April-early June.

Habitat: Gullied bluffs, knolls, benches and open hillsides; in pinyon-juniper woodlands or desert shrub communities, mostly on shale, sandstone, or alluvium derived from them. Elev. 4700-7000 ft.

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Distribution: Utah and Colorado (Garfield and Mesa Cos.).

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References: Barneby 1964 and 1989.



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