Astragalus funereus M. E. Jones

Xylophacos funereus (M. E. Jones) Rydb. Bull. Torrey Club 52; 367. 1925. Astragalus funereus M. E. Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 12: 11. 1908.
A perennial, with a cespitose eaudex; stems many, 3-10 cm. long, white-villous, densely leaf} ; leaves spreading, 4— S cm. long; stipules ovate, about 5 mm. long; leaflets 13-17, obovate, 5-10 mm. long, 4-6 mm. wide, rounded at the apex, densely white-villous on both sides; peduncles 3-7 cm. long, arched, white-woolly; racemes short, 5— 10-flowered; bracts ovate to lanceolate, 3-5 mm. long; calyx black-villous, the tube 7-8 mm. long, 4 mm. broad, the teeth subulate, 4-5 mm. long; corolla bluish, 2.5-3 cm. long, the tip of the keel dark-blue; banner oval-obovate, slightly arcuate; wings shorter, nearly straight, the blades lance-oblong, with a large basal auricle; keel-petals as long as the wings, the blade oblanceolate, slightly falcate, rounded at the apex; pod inflated, arcuate, densely white-villous, 3 cm. long or more and 1 cm. wide (according to Jones "5 cm. long, 1.5 cm. wide"), obcompressed.
Type locality: Rhyolite, Nevada.
Distribution: Southern Nevada and southeastern California.

Perennial, Herbs, Stems woody below, or from woody crown or caudex, Taproot present, Nodules present, Stems very short, acaulescent or subacaulescent, Stems prostrate, trailing, or mat forming, Stems less than 1 m tall, Stems solid, Stems or young twigs sparsely to densely hairy, Stems silvery, canescent, tomentose, cobwebby, or wooly, Leaves alternate, Leaves petiolate, Stipules conspicuous, Stipules membranous or chartaceous, Stipules persistent, Stipules free, Leaves compound, Leaves odd pinnate, Leaf or leaflet margins entire, Leaflets opposite, Leaflets 5-9, Leaflets 10-many, Leaves hairy on one or both surfaces, Flowers in axillary clusters or few-floweredracemes, 2-6 flowers, Inflorescences racemes, Inflorescence umbel-like or subumbellate, Inflorescence axillary, Bracts very small, absent or caducous, Flowers zygomorphic, Calyx 5-lobed, Calyx hairy, Petals separate, Corolla papilionaceous, Petals clawed, Petals pinkish to rose, Petals blue, lavander to purple, or violet, 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 unilocular, Fruit tardily or weakly dehiscent, Fruit oblong or ellipsoidal, Fruit strongly curved, falcate, bent, or lunate, Fruit fleshy, Fruit coriaceous or becoming woody, Fruit exserted from calyx, Fruit beaked, Fruit hairy, Fruit 11-many seeded, Seeds cordiform, mit-shaped, notched at one end, Seed surface smooth, Seeds olive, brown, or black.

Astragalus funereus (lat. Astragalus funereus) — paxlakimilər fəsiləsinin gəvən cinsinə aid bitki növü.

Astragalus funereus is an uncommon species of milkvetch known by the common names Funeral Mountain milkvetch and black milkvetch.

The Latin name funereus and common name "Funeral Mountain milkvetch" refers to a population in the Funeral Mountains of Death Valley in California.

It is native to the Mojave Desert scrub of eastern California and western Nevada.

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

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