Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus johannis-howellii Barneby |
Habitat | sagebrush wilding |
Altitude | 2100-2200m |
Description | leaves 4-6cm, leaflets 13-23 pairs, narrowly obovate, subglabrous, flowers 6-12 in raceme amongst leaves, pod pendent, 7-11mm, elipsoid, thinly papery, minutely strigose |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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
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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