Wooly Locoweed (Astragalus mollissimus var. bigelovii)

   

Flowers and foliage of Wooly Locoweed, Artesia, NM. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

 

Flowers and seed pods, Artesia, NM. Photographs by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Woolly Locoweed
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Astragalus mollissimus var.bigelovii (uh-STRA-gal-lus mow-LISS-ih-muss var. big-el-LOW-vee-aye)
• Family: Fabaceae (Bean Family)
• Geographic Range: Western Trans-Pecos Texas to Arizona, south into Mexico.
• Plant Form: Perennial forb.

Last Update: 12 Sep 2013