Key to Astragalus douglasii
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1. Calyx tube ± evenly hairy throughout,
lobes 
1. A major expansion or bulge, such as on the margin of a leaf, sepal, or petal, or on the surface of an ovary. 2. The free tips of otherwise fused structures, such as sepals or petals; larger than teeth.
longer than wide, generally 1.4–2.5 mm (intergrades in SnBr with var.
parishii)
..... var. douglasii 1' Calyx tube most densely hairy between lobes, lobes ± as wide as long, generally 0.7–2.2 mm
2. Stem prostrate 
Lying flat on the ground.
to ±
ascending 
Curving or angling upward from base, or about 30-60 degrees less than vertical or away from axis of attachment.
;
peduncle 
Stalk of an individual flower borne singly, not in an inflorescence, or of an entire inflorescence, or the corresponding structure in fruit; the stalk subtending an involucre (e.g., in Asteraceae, Polygonaceae).
incurved-ascending, in
fruit often prostrate
..... var. parishii
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