Astragalus lentiformis is a species of milkvetch known by the common name lens-pod milkvetch. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada in eastern Plumas County, California, where it grows in chaparral scrub and coniferous forests.

Astragalus lentiformis
Jepson Herbarium specimen sheet for Astragalus lentiformis
Conservation status
Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Astragalus
Species:	A. lentiformis
Binomial name
Astragalus lentiformis A.Gray ex W.H.Brewer & S.Wats.

Description

Astragalus lentiformis is a small perennial herb forming a patch of spreading stems 10 to 20 centimeters long. The leaves are less than 4 centimeters in length and are made up of several narrow leaflets. Stem and leaves have a thin coat of fine grayish hairs.

The inflorescence is a small cluster of 5 to 10 off-white or pale yellow flowers each a few millimeters long. The fruit is a lens-shaped legume pod less than a centimeter long which is hairy and papery in texture.

See also

• California interior chaparral and woodlands
• Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)

References

External links

• Calflora Database: Astragalus lentiformis (Lens pod milkvetch)
• Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Astragalus lentiformis ^{[permanent dead link]}
• USDA Plants Profile for Astragalus lentiformis (lens pod milkvetch)
• UC Photos gallery: Astragalus lentiformis

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