Astragalus whitneyi A.Gray


Family	FABACEAE
Genus species	Astragalus whitneyi A.Gray trib. Galegeae
Habitat	rocky slopes
Altitude	subalpine-alpine
Description	finely setose, leaves crowded, 2-8cm, leaflets linear to obovate, 5-15mm, raceme compact, 5-20-flowered, flowers patent, ca. 1cm long, pod pendent, ventricose
Size	5-10cm
Color	bluish, whitish yellow
Bloom	late spring, summer
Ca
Type	carpet
Cultivation	rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagation	scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer
Territory	Northern America Northwestern U.S.A. Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	FABACEAE Astragalus whitneyi A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 526 (1865) Synonyms: Astragalus hookerianus whitneyi (A.Gray) M.E.Jones Phaca whitneyi (A.Gray) A.Heller Tragacantha whitneyi (A.Gray) Kuntze subalpine-alpine ============================================================================= whitneyi typicus ined. Synonyms: Astragalus hookerianus pinosus (Elmer) Jeps. Astragalus whitneyi pinosus Elmer Phaca argentata Rydb. Phaca pinosa (Elmer) Rydb. California, Nevada 76 CAL NEV whitneyi confusus Barneby, Aliso 2: 206 (1950) w. USA 73 IDA ORE 76 CAL NEV whitneyi lenophyllus (Rydb,) Barneby, ibid. Basionym: Phaca lenophylla Rydb., N. Amer. Fl. [N.L. Britton & al., eds.] 24: 341 (1929) Synonyms: Astragalus lenophyllus (Rydb.) Tidestr. California, Nevada 76 CAL NEV whitneyi siskiyouensis (Rydb.) Abrams, Ill. Fl. Pacific States 2: 583 (1944) Basionym: Phaca siskiyouensis Rydb., ibid. Synonyms: Astragalus hookerianus siskiyouensis (Rydb.) M.Peck Astragalus siskiyouensis (Rydb.) J.W.Thomps. s. Oregon, n. California 73 ORE 76 CAL whitneyi sonneanus (Greene) Jeps., Fl. Calif. [Jepson] 2: 347 (1936) Basionym: Astragalus sonneanus Greene, Pittonia 3: 186 (1897) Synonyms: Astragalus hookerianus (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray Astragalus whitneyi hookerianus (Torr. & A.Gray) Abrams Hamosa hookeriana (Torr. & A.Gray) Rydb. Phaca hookeriana Torr. & A.Gray Tragacantha hookeriana (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze nw. USA 73 IDA ORE WAS