Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus spatulatus E.Sheld. |
Synonyms | Astragalus caespitosus (Nutt.) A.Gray |
Astragalus simplex Tidestr. | |
Habitat | american prairie |
Altitude | lowland-montane |
Description | silvery setose, leaves crowded, 1-4cm long, mainly simple, linear to oblanceolate, raceme lax, 3-15-flowered, flowers 7-9mm long, pod erect, oblong, acute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
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
Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Kansas , North Dakota , Nebraska , South Dakota ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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