Astragalus michauxii (Kuntze) F.J. Hermann. Section: Michauxiani. 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: = FNA11.2, K1, K3, K4, RAB, SE3, Barneby (1964), Isely (1998); = Astragalus apilosus E.Sheld.; = Astragalus glaber Michx., nom. illeg.; = Tium apilosum (E.Sheld.) Small – S13; = Tium michauxii (Kuntze) Rydb. – S
Heliophily: 9
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