Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus beatleyae Barneby |
Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
Altitude | 1800-2200m |
Description | cinereous, leaves 1-4cm long, long petiolate, leaflets 5-9 pairs, obovate-cuneate, 2-7mm long, raceme lax, short, 2-7-flowered, pod ovoid, ventricose, 7-14mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | lax 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. (Nevada) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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