Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Sandhills Milkvetch from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Astragalus michauxii
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Astragalus michauxii
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-35-003:
Astragalus michauxii
FAMILY
Fabaceae
COMMON NAME:
Sandhills Milkvetch, Michaux's Milkvetch
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Will Stuart wil_a_michauxii_blos_258
May Scotland County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Calyx lobes deltoid to narrowly triangular-lanceolate [not subulate], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Will Stuart wil_a_michauxii_habit_228
May Scotland County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Flower clusters arise at the angles between the stem and upper 2-6 leaves, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia.
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Will Stuart wil_a_michauxii_habit_282
May Scotland County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
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Will Stuart wil_a_michauxii_inflo_267
May Scotland County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Flowers are pinkish-lavender or pinkish-white and can be sparse or numerous, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Will Stuart wil_a_michauxii_leaf
May Scotland County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Leaves rather sparse, pinnate, with 15-30 elliptical leaflets, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Will Stuart wil_a_michauxii_leaf_b
May Scotland County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Leaflets both opposite & alternate, thick or leathery, & may be thinly hairy, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia.