Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus serpens M.E.Jones trib. Galegeae |
Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
Altitude | 2100-2700m |
Description | cinereous, leaves 1-5cm long, long petiolate, leaflets 9-15 pairs, oblanceolate, 2-9mm long, raceme lax, 3-7-flowered, pod ovoid, ventricose, 15-28mm long, variegate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | lax carpet |
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
Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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