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 |
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Comments | FABACEAE
crassicarpus berlandieri Barneby, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 55: 498 (1956)
crassicarpus cavus Barneby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 13(2): 760 (1964)
crassicarpus paysonii (E.H.Kelso) Barneby, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 55: 497 (1956)
crassicarpus trichocalyx (Nutt.) Barneby, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. [Britton & Brown], ed 3. 2: 421 (1952)
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