Astragalus michauxii (Kuntze) F.J. Hermann. Sandhill Milkvetch, Michaux's Milkvetch. Phen: Late Apr-Jun; Jun-Oct (and persisting). Hab: Longleaf pine sandhills, in loamy, clayey, or sandy areas. Dist: Sc. NC south through SC to GA, a Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic (reports from AL and FL are in error)
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Other Comments: "The Michaux milk-vetch is greatly isolated from any member of the genus morphologically similar" (Barneby 1964).
Synonymy: = K1, K3, K4, RAB, SE3, Barneby (1964), Isely (1998); = Tium michauxii (Kuntze) Rydb. – S
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© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
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