Astragalus ceramicus E. Sheld. var. apus Barneby

Idaho: Jefferson County: Circular Butte: T-9, 3/4 mi. E of jcn with T-17, just past power line. Elev. 4850 ft.
T06N R32E S35 NWNE
Datum: NAD 27. Uncertainty: 800 meters. Coordinate Source: TRS2LL.
Slope 5%; Aspect SW. Soil: deep sandy hills interspersed with calcareous sandy playas. Community: Tetradymia canescens, Agropyron dasystachyum, with Oryzopsis hymenoides, and Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis. Associates: Comandra umbellata, Gilila leptomeria, Opuntia polyacantha, Astragalus filipes, Lupinus pusillus, and Hedysarum boreale. Widely scattered plants but mainly limited to sand hills; corolla lavender-yellow with deep lavender keel; pod red-and-yellow mottled and strongly inflated. Status: Federal Review - Category 1. Phenology: Flowers and Fruits.

A. F. Cholewa 660, Jun 4, 1981
ID, Accession: 75895, Barcode: ID060641