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Fabaceae (Pea Family)
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Possibly derived from a cross of A. lonchocarpus and
A. scopulorum. A. lonchocarpus has 1-9 leaflets and glabrous pods.
A. scopulorum has truly connate stipules and sharply trigonous, laterally
compressed pods.
Flowering/Fruiting Period:
May-June/June.
Habitat:
Sandy and gravelly flats and terraces, among junipers and pinyon
pines, on sandstone. Elev. 6800-7000 ft.
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Distribution:
Colorado endemic (Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma Co.).
References: Barneby 1964; Hessl and Spackman 1995; O’Kane 1988;
Peterson 1981b.
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