Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus eurylobus (Barneby) Barneby trib. Galegeae |
Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
Altitude | 1300-1900m |
Description | greenish, leaves 4-24cm, leaflets 17-27 pairs, rhombic to obovate-cuneate, obtuse, 3-17mm long, raceme lax, 7-14-flowered, pod oblong-ellipsoid, 21-30mm, curvate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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. (Arizona , Nevada) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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