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Astragalus xiphoides
Also called Gladiator Milk Vetch
Astragalus xiphoides, commonly known as gladiator milkvetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. Named in 1956, it is known only from Arizona.
Astragalus xiphoides is rare, occurring across a range of 100–250 square kilometres (39–97 sq mi). The species is native to Arizona, United States, and found mainly on Navajo land. It is found on clay and sandstone cliffs, at an elevation of 1,500–1,830 metres (4,920–6,000 ft). and is known only from the Little Colorado River area of Holbrook, Arizona.
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 xiphoides 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.
