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Funeral Mountain milkvetch
Scientific Name: Astragalus funereus
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Astragalus funereus
Astragalus funereus is an uncommon species of milkvetch.
Common Names:
- Funeral Mountain Milkvetch
- Black Milkvetch
- Black Woollypod
- Black Wooly
Taxonomy and Nomenclature:
- Genus: Astragalus L.
- Family: Fabaceae
- Species: Astragalus funereus M.E. Jones
Distribution and Habitat:
- Found in the Funeral Mountains and Kingston Mountains, East Mojave Desert and Sonoran Deserts, Panamint Death Valley Subarea, Owens River, Nye County, Nevada, and Bare Mountains.
Morphological Characteristics:
- It is a forb/herb (a non-woody plant that is not a grass).
- It is perennial.
Additional Information:
- Other Astragalus species include: Astragalus filipes (basalt milkvetch), Astragalus gambelianus, Astragalus alpinus (alpine milkvetch, mountain locoweed), Astragalus acutirostris (sharpkeel milkvetch), Astragalus agnicidus, Astragalus galegiformis, Astragalus fucatus (Hopi Milkvetch), Astragalus oopherous var., Astragalus cimae var. cimae, and Astragalus chamaeleuce (cicada milkvetch).
Further Information:
- Discover Life provides information about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Astragalus funereus.