Astragalus brauntonii
| Braunton's milkvetch | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Astragalus |
| Species: | A. brauntonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Astragalus brauntonii Parish, 1903
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Astragalus brauntonii is a rare species of
Distribution
Astragalus brauntonii is a plant of the
Description
Braunton's milkvetch is a large perennial herb which grows from a woody caudex and reaches up to 1.5-metre (4.9 ft) tall. The thick hollow stems are coated in coarse white hairs. Leaves are up to 16-centimetre (6.3 in) long and are made up of many pairs of oval-shaped leaflike leaflets.
The
The fruit is a small bent legume pod.
Fire ecology
This plant, like many chaparral species, is fire-adapted and requires
It is a pioneer species, one of the first to grow in a disturbed area and one that is soon crowded out by plant species that appear later in ecological succession. Wildfire suppression in the hills and mountains surrounding Los Angeles prevent the plant from reproducing.[2]
References
- ^ Topanga Watershed Report Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine accessed 7/4/2010
- ^ a b c Center for Plant Conservation Profile Archived August 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ USDA counties distribution map[permanent dead link] . accessed 1.8.2013
- ^ "Astragalus brauntonii, Braunton's milk-vetch".
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