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Jaeger's milkvetch
Scientific Name: Astragalus pachypus var. jaegeri
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Jaeger's Milkvetch (Astragalus pachypus var. jaegeri)
Jaeger's milkvetch, scientifically known as Astragalus pachypus var. jaegeri, is a perennial forb/herb. It is also commonly referred to as Jaeger's milk vetch or Jaeger's bush milkvetch.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Astragalus pachypus var. jaegeri
- Synonyms: Astragalus pachypus E. Greene var. jaegeri Munz, Astragalus pachypus Greene var. jaegeri Munz & McBurney, Caulostramina jaegeri (synonym).
- Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family)
Distribution and Habitat
- Jaeger's milkvetch is endemic to California.
- It is known from a few locations in Riverside County, specifically near the Beaumont area.
- The plant occurs in sandy or rocky soils within chaparral, cismontane woodland, coastal scrub, and valley and foothill grassland habitats.
- It is found in dry places below 2,500 feet and ranges from Banning to Aguanga.
Morphological Characteristics
- Jaeger's milkvetch is a perennial plant.
- It is classified as a forb/herb.
Conservation Status
- It is listed as CNPS 1B.
External Resources
- BISON Web Link: http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov/api/scientificName/Astragalus%20pachypus%20jaegeri
- ITIS Web Link: [link not provided in text]
Quirky Facts
- The variety jaegeri is named after biologist Edmund Carroll Jaeger (1887-1983), who discovered the Lane Mountain milk-vetch in 1939.