Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus eucosmus B.L.Rob. sect. Malacothrix |
Synonyms | Astragalus sealei Lepage |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | subalpine |
Description | appressed pubescent, leaflets 20-27 pairs, approximate, linear or elliptic-oblong, acute, adaxially glabrous, flowers in dense raceme, corolla 20-25mm long |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | purplish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska ) Western Canada (British Columbia , Saskatchewan ) Eastern Canada (Labrador , Newfoundland ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Wyoming ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Maine) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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