Astragalus tephrodes A. Gray
Silverline locoweed, ashen milkvetch
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8/27/2014 · Sandy Walk, Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm) 
8/27/2014 · Sandy Walk, Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico · ≈ 8 × 7″ (21 × 16 cm) 
8/30/2014 · New Mexico · ≈ 5 × 4½″ (13 × 11 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Fabales | Legumes (pea and bean families) |
| Family | Fabaceae | Legume family (peas and beans) |
| Genus | Astragalus | From the Greek astragalos meaning “ankle bone” and an early name applied to some plants in this family because of the shape of the seeds |
| Species | tephrodes | From the Greek tephros for “ash-colored” in reference to the leaves |
Astragalus tephrodes description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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