Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus sericoleucus A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
Habitat | american prairie |
Description | leaves minute, ternate, white hirsute, flowers subsessile, terminal, ca. 1cm long, pod hirsute, ca. 6mm, oblong-ovate, ventricose |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bright pink |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | cushion |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, 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 , Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Kansas , Nebraska , South Dakota ) 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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