Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus consobrinus (Barneby) S.L.Welsh trib. Galegeae |
Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
Altitude | 1800-2400m |
Description | silver-grey, leaves 2-6cm, leaflets 7-11 pairs, obovate, obtuse, 3-7mm long, raceme 2-7-flowered, pod ovoid, 9-14mm long, grey strigose, acute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | early summer |
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. (Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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