Cima milkvetch facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cima milkvetch |
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Astragalus
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cimae
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The Cima milkvetch, also known as Astragalus cimae, is a special type of wild plant. It belongs to the pea family. You can find this plant growing in the dry, sunny Mojave Desert. This desert stretches across parts of eastern California and western Nevada. It especially likes to grow in areas where the soil has lots of limestone. One important place where it grows is the Cima Dome area, which is inside the Mojave National Preserve.
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Discovering the Cima Milkvetch
What Does Cima Milkvetch Look Like?
The Cima milkvetch is a plant that lives for many years. It's called a perennial herb. Its stems spread out and can grow up to about 25 centimeters (10 inches) long. The stems are a bit fleshy.
The leaves of the Cima milkvetch can be up to 11 centimeters (4.3 inches) long. Each leaf is made up of several small, oval, or rounded leaflets.
Flowers and Fruit
This plant produces a group of flowers called an inflorescence. Each plant can have up to 25 flowers. The petals of these flowers are usually reddish or pinkish purple. Sometimes, the tips of the petals are white. Each flower is about 1 to 1.5 centimeters (0.4 to 0.6 inches) long.
After the flowers bloom, the plant grows a fruit. This fruit is a type of pod, like a pea pod, called a legume. The pod usually has two puffed-up sections inside.
See also
In Spanish: Astragalus cimae para niños
