Astragalus osterhoutii

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Astragalus osterhoutii
Osterhout's Milkvetch; Kremmling Milkvetch

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DERIVATION

Astragalus	- From the Greek word for ankle bone, referring to the shape of seeds
osterhoutii	- for George Everett Osterhout (1858-1937); born and educated in Pennsylvania, moved to New Windsor, Colorado in 1885 where he owned a lumber company and built a personal herbarium of regional wildflowers numbering over 8000 personal collections, now housed at the Rocky Mountain Herbarium at the University of Wyoming.

FAMILY

Fabaceae (Bean | Pea | Legume Family) Other Plants in the Bean Pea Legume Family

HABIT

Herbaceous

RANGE

Colorado (Grand County)

FLOWERS

In June - August, Cream

SOIL

High-selenium

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Sun

COMMON NAME(S)

Osterhout's Milkvetch | Kremmling Milkvetch

SYNONYMS

Lonchophaca osterhoutii

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No Map	152493*1	2015	Seed Storage
1	222424*1	2022	Conservation Garden
2	222424*2	2022	Mordecai Childrens G

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