About Astragalus oophorus S.Watson
Astragalus oophorus S.Watson is a perennial herb. It produces a stout, mostly hairless stem that grows to a maximum length of around 30 centimeters, or 12 inches. Its leaves can reach up to 15 centimeters, or 5.9 inches, long, and are composed of many oval to rounded leaflets. The inflorescence is an arrangement of four to ten flowers, each of which grows up to 2.5 centimeters, or 0.98 inches, long. The flowers are cream-colored or reddish purple with white tips. The fruit this species produces is an inflated, oval, bladder-like legume pod, which ranges in length from 2 centimeters (0.79 inches) to over 5 centimeters (2.0 inches).
