balloon-pod milk-vetch pods

June 22, 2017 • west of the PCT, Soda Mountain Wilderness • Jackson County, Oregon

Coordinates: 42.08165,-122.48293
balloon-pod milk-vetch pods (Astragalus whitneyi var. confusus) [west of the PCT, Soda Mountain Wilderness, Jackson County, Oregon]
Filename: 20170622-182802.jpg 2215x3322 pixels, ISO 125, f5.0 @ 1/640 sec
Astragalus whitneyi var. confusus

This might be an intermediate between Astragalus whitneyi var. confusus (which has hairy pods) and Astragalus whitneyi var. siskiyouensis (which has hairless pods).

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