Astragalus danicus

Purple Milk-vetch

North Slope of Qu'Appelle Valley
at Round Lake
08-June-2002

Note that two of the five petals in flowers from family Leguminosae are usually united along one edge.  The keys in the flora appear to make conflicting statements about the petals being or not being united.  However, legume flowers are unmistakable.

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Danicus Characteristics
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flowers born on more or less well developed peduncles

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inflorescence a short, dense, head-like raceme, about as long as wide

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flowers 16-18 mm long

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flowers and pods all erect

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flowers at least partly reddish, purplish, or bluish; not yellowish

 
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Astragalus Characteristics
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keel not truncate, but not tipped with a point

 
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Leguminosae Characteristics
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plants terrestrial

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both sepals and petals present

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usually 5 sepals, or wholly united

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petals distinct from each other, not united in a tube

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corolla with petals more or less united

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5 petals, of which 2 are usually united along one edge

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calyx regular

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corolla irregular, pea-like

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stamens more numerous than the corolla lobes

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stamens usually separate or partly so, not in a column