Astragalus obscurus S. Watson
Annotated by S. Cable, 27 Oct 2003. Remarks: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK.

Idaho: Owyhee County: Hwy 78 south out of Murphy, west on Silver City Road & north at the first major fork, west at Diamond Basin Well, follow road through foothills about 6.4km to Rough Diamond Fence. Elev. 1615 m.
43° 6' 24" N, 116° 39' 33" W
Sagebrush steppe. Associated with Erigeron pumilus, Artemisia tridentata, Lupine spp, Bromus tectorum, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Tetradymia canescens, Erigeron disparipilus, Sitanion hystrix. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - Millennium Seed Bank Project ¶Please send new determinations to MSBHLO@rbgkew.org.uk ¶Wild Voucher ¶RBG KEW Herbarium ¶In collaboration with: Bureau of Land Management¶¶Forb, 7-15cm. Pods are erect, sessile & 2-celled; stems red & highly branched from base, radiating prostrate to the ground; leaves oddly pinnate.¶¶Location of duplicate vouchers: ¶Smithsonian Institution (US) ¶Idaho State University (IDS) ¶Univ. of Idaho (ID) ¶Boise State University (SRP) ¶Lower Snake River District Herbarium¶ Phenology: Fruits.

R. Buckingham ID BFO 25, Jul 3, 2002
With K. Hemauer, S. Lundberg, C. Simson
BBLM, Accession: 3859, SCD Serial No.: 0169611