Astragalus anemophilus

Astragalus anemophilus, or San Quintín dune milkvetch, is a species of milkvetch endemic to coastal sand dunes near San Quintin bay in the state of Baja California.^[1]

Astragalus anemophilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Astragalus
Species:	A. anemophilus
Binomial name
Astragalus anemophilus Greene

Description

Astragalus anemophilus is a small perennial shrub, with stems often buried in the sand that it grows on. Flowers are a greenish white. Seed pods are purple and roughly 0.5 inches (13 mm)x0.75 inches (19 mm) across.^[2]

Distribution & habitat

Astragalus anemophilus is found in coastal sand dune habitat in and around the San Quintín Volcanic Field, including the El Socorro dunes south of San Quintin bay.^[3]