Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus bolanderi A.Gray |
Synonyms | Astragalus supervacaneus Greene |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-3100m |
Description | leaves 3-16cm, leaflets 13-27, oblanceolate to oblong, abaxially with distinct midrib, mucronate, flowers 7-18 in dense raceme, pod erect, 5-12mm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white, pale lilac |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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