[Milkvetches: The Genus Astragalus in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Torrey's Milkvetch

Astragalus calycosus var. scaposus

Torrey's Milkvetch: Astragalus calycosus var. scaposus - Torrey's Milkvetch: Astragalus calycosus var. scaposus

Torrey's Milkvetch: Astragalus calycosus var. scaposus - Raceme of Torrey's Milkvetch: Astragalus calycosus var. scaposus

Torrey's milkvetch as seen along the Hiline Trail between Sedona, AZ and the Village of Oak Creek, AZ........March 20, 2015.

Torrey's Milkvetch: Astragalus calycosus var. scaposus

Torrey's Milkvetch: Astragalus calycosus var. scaposus - Torrey's Milkvetch: Astragalus calycosus var. scaposus

Torrey's milkvetch as seen at Montezuma's Castle National Monument in central Arizona.........March 14, 2015. Note the long scapes with an elongated, many-flowered inflorescence for this variety.

Paul Slichter