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Astragalus curtipes is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Morro milkvetch. It is endemic to the Central Coast of California, including the Morro Bay area in San Luis Obispo County. Morro milkvetch is a clumpy perennial herb with a dense coat of rough, woolly hairs. The gray-green leaves are up to 16 centimeters long and are made up of fuzzy leaflets which are long and narrow in shape. The plant bears a dense inflorescence of up to 35 flowers, each about 1. 5 centimeters long. The flowers are cream-colored and sometimes tipped with lilac. Morro milkvetch is a clumpy perennial herb with a dense coat of rough, woolly hairs. The gray-green leaves are up to 16 centimeters long and are made up of fuzzy leaflets which are long and narrow in shape. The plant bears a dense inflorescence of up to 35 flowers, each about 1. 5 centimeters long. The flowers are cream-colored and sometimes tipped with lilac. The fruit is an inflated legume pod 2 to 3 centimeters long which dries to a thin, papery texture. Its single chamber contains many seeds.
Perennial herb
8 - 16 in Tall
Cream, White
Coastal Sage Scrub, Coastal Strand
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 17 likely
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Alfalfa Looper Moth
Autographa californica
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
Harford's Sulphur
Colias harfordii