Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus ertterae Barneby & Shevock trib. Galegeae |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1700-1900m |
Description | leaves crowded in upper part of stem, leaflets 9-13 pairs, oblanceolate, obtuse or shallowly emarginate, flowers 7-17 in dense raceme, pod patent, oblong, glabrous, coriaceous |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | creamy |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
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. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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