Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus howellii A.Gray |
Habitat | sagebrush wilding |
Description | greyish, leaves 3-14mm, leaflets 11-17 pairs, linear-lanceolate to oblong, 5-14mm, raceme lax, 5-25-flowered, corolla patent, pod densely shortly lanate, 15-30mm long |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | whitish yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
Cultivation | 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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon , Washington) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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