Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus kerrii P.J.Knight & Cully trib. Galegeae |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1600-2300m |
Description | strigulose, leaves crowded, 2-4cm long, leaflets 9-15, oblong, 2-8mm, raceme 1-4-flowered, flowers 5-6mm, pod patent, shortly pedicellate, ellipsoid, subventricose |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | whitish, lilac |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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