Astragalus whitneyi is a species of legume known by the common name balloon-pod milk-vetch, balloon milk-vetch, or Whitney's locoweed. It is a native to the Cascade Range and the Sierra Nevada (U.S.) and is unusual for its bright red or red-splotched balloon-like seedpods.

Varieties include:[1]

  • Astragalus whitneyi var. confusus
  • Astragalus whitneyi var. siskiyouensis
  • Astragalus whitneyi var. whitneyi
Astragalus whitneyi flowers and seedpods

References

  1. ^ "Astragalus whitneyi". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

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