Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus striatiflorus M.E.Jones trib. Galegeae |
Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
Altitude | 1700-2100m |
Description | pilose, leaves 1-4cm long, leaflets 7-13 pairs, apically crowded, ovate, obtuse, 2-7mm long, raceme umbellate, 2-7-flowered, pod spherical, ventricose, 12-18mm long |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | whitish, purple striate |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | dry, 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
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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