Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus hallii A.Gray |
Synonyms | Astragalus richardsonii E.Sheld. |
Astragalus shearii Rydb. | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | montane |
Description | stems thin, sulcate, leaflets 13-19, 5-8mm long, oblong, obtuse or retuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially grey pilose, flowers numerous in raceme, corolla ca. 1cm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | reddish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained 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. (Colorado ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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