Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.


Family	FABACEAE
Genus species	Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.
Synonyms	Astragalus caryocarpus Ker Gawl.
	Astragalus crassipes Fraser ex Steud.
	Astragalus succulentus Richardson
Habitat	american prairie
Description	strigulose, carnose, leaflets 13-21 pairs, elliptic to oblong-oblanceolate, adaxially glabrous, 5-20mm, raceme 5-20-flowered, below leaves, flowers 22-30mm, pod spherical
Size	15-20cm
Color	purple, white
Bloom	spring
Ca
Type	tuft, fl. stem ascending
Cultivation	sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagation	scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer
Territory	Northern America Western Canada (British Columbia , Saskatchewan ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , North Dakota , Nebraska , Oklahoma , South Dakota , Wisconsin ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Arkansas ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	FABACEAE Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt., Cat. Pl. Upper Lousiana no. 6 [Fraser] (1813) Synonyms: Geoprumnon crassicarpum (Nutt.) Rydb. ============================================================================= crassicarpus typicus ined. Synonyms Astragalus caryocarpus Ker Gawl. Astragalus crassipes Fraser ex Steud. Astragaus succulentus Richardson Geoprumnon succulentus (Richardson) Rydb. Macrosema succulentum (Richardson) Steven Phaca caryocarpus (Kew Gawl.) MacMill. Tragacantha caryocarpa (Kew Gawl.) Kuntze w. Canada, USA, ne. Mexico 71 BRC SAS 73 COL MNT WYO 74 ILL IOW KAN MIN MSO NDA NEB OKL SDA WIS 77 NWM TEX 78 ARK 79 MXE crassicarpus berlandieri Barneby, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 55: 498 (1956) Synonyms: Astragalus mexicanus A.DC. Geoprumnon mexicanum (A.DC.) Rydb. Tragacantha mexicana (A.DC.) Kuntze Texas 77 TEX crassicarpus cavus Barneby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 13(2): 760 (1964) Arizona, New Mexico 76 ARI 77 NWM crassicarpus paysonii (E.H.Kelso) Barneby, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 55: 497 (1956) Basionym: Astragalus succulentus paysonii E.H.Kelso, Rhodora 39: 151 (1937) Synonyms: Astragalus prunifer Rydb. w. & c. USA 73 COL MNT WYO 74 KAN OKL SDA 77 NWM crassicarpus trichocalyx (Nutt.) Barneby, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. [Britton & Brown], ed 3. 2: 421 (1952) Basionym: Astragalus trichocalyx Nutt., Fl. N. Amer. [Torrey & A.Gray] 1: 332 (1838) Synonyms: Astragalus mexicanus trichocalyx (Nutt.) Fernald Geoprumnon trichocalyx (Nutt.) Rydb. c. & e. USA 74 ILL KAN MSO OKL 77 TEX 78 ARK LOU