Astragalus jaegerianus Munz (1941:49)
Lane Mountain milkvetch
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1941 (Charlton, 2007:24)
Rediscovered in: April 1985 (Charlton, 2007:24 [as 1985])
Distribution & Habitat
near Barstow, central Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Munz, P. A. (1941). Interesting western plants—V. Leafl. Western Bot. 3: 49-53.
Other references:
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