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Astragalus debequaeus
Astragalus debequaeus, the DeBeque milkvetch, is a rare species in the pea family from western Colorado.
DeBeque milkvetch is a narrow endemic only native to Mesa, Garfield, and Delta counties in western Colorado. There it is found in 24 locations near the town of DeBeque in the Colorado River drainage. There it grows on fine soils that are high in selenium or salt at elevations of 1,600–2,000 meters (5,200–6,600 ft).
Astragalus aboriginum · Rogue River milkvetch · Sharp-leaved Milk Vetch · Sharpkeel milkvetch · Humboldt County milkvetch · Purple milkvetch · Cushenbury milkvetch · Astragalus alopecurus · Alpine milkvetch · Crescent milkvetch · Hermit Milkvetch · Anderson's milkvetch
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Astragalus debequaeus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
