Astragalus missouriensis var. mimetes has been reported as far north as Los Alamos Co. but that record is based upon a misidentified specimen of A. missouriensis var. missouriensis (Tierney & Fox 9, UNM). All authors agree that A. missouriensis var. mimetes is very similar to A. missouriensis var. accumbens, the latter purportedly having smaller flowers, dull coloration, and fewer ovules. Nevertheless, specimens of var. mimetes from Valencia Co., eastern Cibola Co., and north-central Socorro Co., have calyces 5 mm long or less in length, and a banner of 9 mm long or less, dimensions well within the range for those structures in the var. accumbens, and outside the range allowed for the var. mimetes. In a review of specimens no apparent differences were seen in degree of reflexion of the banner or the curve of the keel. The most easily seen feature distinguishing the var. mimetes from the var. accumbens is the color of the petals, brilliant red-purple in the former, dull ochroleucous often tinged with lilac in the latter. Welsh (2007) follows Barneby (1964) with regard to the number of ovules in the ovary or developing pod. The var. mimetes is said to have more ovules than the var. accumbens (see table above), but it is apparent that no one has corroborated this feature since Barneby's treatment of the genus, at which time many fewer specimens were available. All in all, smaller forms of the var. mimetes can be distinguished from var. accumbens only by flower color and perhaps ovule number.