| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus aretioides (M.E.Jones) Barneby |
| Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
| Altitude | 1200-1800m |
| Description | sericeous, leaves 6-15mm, palmately ternate, leaflets narrowly oblanceolate, 3-6mm long, flowers amongst leaves, pod ovoid-elliptic, 4-5mm long, sericeous |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | cushion |
| 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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana , Wyoming ) 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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