Plant Data

Names and Taxonomy

  • Common Names: Clokey’s Egg Milkvetch
  • Synonyms: Astragalus oophorus var. clokeyanus
  • Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
  • Genus Information:

Habit and Size

  • Duration: perennial
  • Habit: forb
  • Shape: spreading
  • Size: up to 12 inches
  • Stem: red

Leaves

  • Color: green
  • Shape: oval
  • Edge: smooth
  • Arrangement: alternate
  • Leaf Retention:

Flowers and Fruit

  • Sex: monoecious
  • Flower Color:
  • Flower Size: 0.79-2 in (2-5 cm)
  • Number of Petals: pea
  • Bloom: Mar, Apr, May
  • Fruit:

Habitat and Growing Conditions

  • Water Use: moderate
  • Light: full sun
  • Soil: often somewhat disturbed open slopes, flats, or drainage bottoms and adjacent foot-slopes of all aspects on gravelly, often basic silty-loam soils
  • Habitat: dry to moist

Distribution

  • Distribution: Astragalus oophorus var. clokeyanus remains endemic to southern Nye and western Clark counties, Nevada, and until recently was thought to be confined entirely to the Spring Mountains. Astragalus oophorus var. clokeyanus appears to intergrade northward into var. oophorus, and its separation from that taxon needs further study.
  • Seen: Mount Charleston
  • Elevation: 5000-10,000 feet (1500–3100 m)

Photographs

Clokey Egg Milkvetch (Astragalus oophorus var. clokeyanus)

Mount Charleston

Clokey Egg Milkvetch (Astragalus oophorus var. clokeyanus)

Mount Charleston