Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus holmgreniorum Barneby trib. Galegeae |
Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
Altitude | 800-900m |
Description | adpressed pilose, leaves prostrate, 4-13cm long, leaflets 9-15 pairs, broadly obovate, 8-16mm long, raceme shortly 6-16-flowered, pod lunate-ellipsoid, 3-5cm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | 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. (Arizona , Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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