Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus sesquiflorus S.Watson trib. Galegeae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-3000m |
Description | cinereous, leaves 1-4cm, leaflets 7-11 pairs, narrowly elliptic to obovate, 3-10mm long, raceme lax, 1-3-flowered, pod oblong-obovoid, 8-10mm long, compressed |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | shrub, carpet |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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