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Astragalus vexilliflexus E.Sheld.  
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus vexilliflexus E.Sheld. 
SynonymsAstragalus amphiodoxus Blank.
 Astragalus pauciflorus Hook.
Habitatsagebrush wilding
Descriptiongrey setose, leaves 15-40mm, leaflets 7-13 pairs, elliptic, acute, 5-12mm, raceme lax, 5-10-flowered, flowers 5-8mm long, pod membranous, setose, oblong, 7-11mm long
Size5-10cm
Colorpurple, whitish yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typecarpet
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationscarified 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. (Idaho , Montana , Wyoming )
     North-Central U.S.A. (North Dakota , South Dakota)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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FABACEAE

Astragalus vexilliflexus E.Sheld., Minnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 21 (1894)

Synonyms:
Homalobus vexilliflexus (E.Sheld.) Rydb.
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vexilliflexus typicus ined.

Synonyms:
Astragalus amphiodoxus Blank.
Astragalus pauciflorus Hook.
Homalobus amphiodoxus (Blank.) Rydb.
Tragacantha pauciflora (Hook.) Kuntze

w. Canada, nw. & nc. USA
71 BRC SAS 73 IDA MNT WYO 74 NDA SDA

vexilliflexus nubilus Barneby, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 55: 484 (1956)

Idaho
73 IDA

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