Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus amblytropis Barneby |
Habitat | sagebrush wilding |
Altitude | 1500-2200m |
Description | taproot, leaves 2-5cm, grey strigose, leaflets 9-13 pairs, oblong-ovate, emarginate, 5-10mm, flowers 3-11 in raceme, corolla 6-8mm, pod sessile, ventricose, ovoid, 2-4cm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | umber, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | 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. (Idaho) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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