Astragalus ceramicus Sheldon

Phaca picta A. Gray, Mem. Am. Acad. II. 4: 37. 1849
Astragalus pictus A. Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 6: 214. 1864. Not A. pictus Steud. 1840.
Astragalus pictus foliolosus A. Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 6: 215. 1864.
Tragacantha picta Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 947. 1891.
Astragalus pictus angustus M. E. Jones, Zoe 4: 37. 1893.
Astragalus ceramicus Sheldon, Minn. Bot. Stud. 1: 19. 1894.
Astragalus ceramicus Jonesii Sheldon, Minn. Bot. Stud. 1: 19. 1894.
Astragalus foliolosus Sheldon, Minn. Bot. Stud. 1: 138. 1894.
Astragalus angustus M. E. Jones, Proc. Calif. Acad. II. 5: 634. 1895.
Astragalus angustus pictus M. E. Jones, Proc. Calif. Acad. II. 5: 635. 1895.
Astragalus angustus ceramicus M. E. Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 10: 62. 1902.
Astragalus pictus magnus M. E. Jones, Rev. Astrag. 109. 1923.
Perennial, with a creeping rootstock; stems 1-2 dm. long, giayish-canescent, often fiexuose; leaves more or less spreading, 5-10 cm. long; stipules deltoid, more or less connate; leaflets 5-11, linear, 1-3 cm. long, canescent, 1-2 mm. wide, the terminal one rarely much longer; peduncles 2-5 cm. long; racemes 5-15-flowered; bracts subulate, 1 mm. long; calyx-tube canescent, 2.5 mm. long, the lobes subulate, 1.5 mm. long; corolla about 7 mm. long, ochroleucous, the keel tipped with purple, the petals similar to those of P. longifolia; pod glabrous, mottled with brown or purple, the stipe about 3 mm. long, the body broadly ellipsoid, 1.5-2.5 cm. long, 10-12 mm. wide; seeds obliquely reniform.
Type locality: Banks of the Rio del Norte, New Mexico. Distribution: New Mexico, southern Utah, and Arizona.

Perennial, Herbs, Stems woody below, or from woody crown or caudex, Plants with rhizomes or suckers, Taproot present, Nodules present, Stems erect or ascending, Stems less than 1 m tall, Stems solid, Stems or young twigs sparsely to densely hairy, Stems with 2-branched hairs, dolabriform, Leaves alternate, Leaves petiolate, Stipules conspicuous, Stipules membranous or chartaceous, Stipules persistent, Stipules connate to each other, forming a tuber or sheath, Leaves simple, or appearing so, Leaves compound, Leaves odd pinnate, Leaf or leaflet margins entire, Leaflets opposite, Leaflets 1, Leaflets 2, Leaflets 3, Leaflets 4, Leaflets 5-9, Leaflets 10-many, Leaves hairy on one or both surfaces, Leaves reduced to phyllodia, Flowers in axillary clusters or few-floweredracemes, 2-6 flowers, Inflorescences racemes, Inflorescence axillary, Bracts very small, absent or caducous, Flowers zygomorphic, Calyx 5-lobed, Calyx glabrous, Petals separate, Corolla papilionaceous, Petals clawed, Petals ochroleucous, cream colored, Petals pinkish to rose, Petals blue, lavander to purple, or violet, Petals bicolored or with red, purple or yellow streaks or spots, Banner petal narrow or oblanceolate, Wing petals narrow, oblanceolate to oblong, Wing tips obtuse or rounded, Keel petals auriculate, spurred, or gibbous, Keel tips obtuse or rounded, not beaked, Stamens 9-10, Stamens diadelphous, 9 united, 1 free, Filaments glabrous, Style terete, Style persistent in fruit, Fruit a legume, Fruit stipitate, Fruit unilocular, Fruit freely dehiscent, Fruit oblong or ellipsoidal, Fruit exserted from calyx, Fruit inflated or turgid, Fruit beaked, Fruit glabrous or glabrate, Fruit 3-10 seeded, Fruit 11-many seeded, Seeds cordiform, mit-shaped, notched at one end, Seed surface smooth, Seeds olive, brown, or black.

Astragalus ceramicus es una especie de planta herbácea perteneciente a la familia de las leguminosas. Se encuentra en Estados Unidos.​

Frutos

Astragalus ceramicus est une espèce végétale de la famille des Fabaceae. Cette espèce est originaire d'Amérique du Nord.

Astragalus ceramicus adalah spesies tumbuhan yang tergolong ke dalam famili Fabaceae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Fabales. Spesies Astragalus ceramicus sendiri merupakan bagian dari genus Astragalus. Nama ilmiah dari spesies ini pertama kali diterbitkan oleh E.Sheld..

Astragalus ceramicus là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Đậu. Loài này được E.Sheld. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên.