Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus wingatanus S.Watson |
Synonyms | Astragalus acerbus E.Sheld. |
Astragalus dodgeanus M.E.Jones | |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | montane |
Description | stems finely strigose, leaflets 7-13, linear to oblong, 5-15mm long, adaxially glabrous, flowers 7-12 in raceme, calyx pubescent, corolla 6mm, pod oblong, sessile, 1cm long |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 ) 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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