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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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