Ocean Locoweed Fabaceae [HOME] Protologue: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 218 (1865) Pronunciation: As-trá-ga-lus tri-cho-pò-dus Etymology:(Gr.astragalos,ankle bone, in allusion to the shape of the seeds
+ trichos, hair + podus, pod, in reference to the fruit lonchus possibly from Gr. lonche, spear Jepson eFlora Treatment
Distribution of Astragalus trichopodus var. lonchus: Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.
Astragalus trichopodus var. lonchus
A perennial herb.