Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus columbianus Barneby |
Habitat | sagebrush wilding |
Altitude | 100-700m |
Description | taproot, leaflets 5-13 pairs, lanceolate, flowers 2-10 in raceme, calyx shortly black hirsute, pod sessile, flattened, with long rostrum |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | 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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Washington) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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