Astragalus humistratus A.Gray


Family	FABACEAE
Genus species	Astragalus humistratus A.Gray trib. Galegeae
Synonyms	Astragalus datilensis (Rydb,) Tidestr.
Habitat	dry, sandy grassland
Description	leaves subsessile, leaflets numerous, dense, linear-oblong, 1cm, acute, hirsute, flowers numerous in head, calyx campanulate, glabrescent
Size	3-5cm
Color	purple, white
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	carpet
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 Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Nevada ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Northwest)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	FABACEAE Astragalus humistratus A.Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 43 (1853) Synonyms: Batidophaca humistrata (A.Gray) Rydb. Tium himistratum (A.Gray) Rydb. Tragacantha humistrata (A.Gray) Kuntze ============================================================================= humistratus typicus ined. Synonyms: Astragalus datilensis (Rydb.) Tidestr. Pisophaca datilensis Rydb. nw. & s. USA, n. Mexico 73 COL 76 ARI NEV 77 NWM TEX 79 MXE MXN umistratus crispulus Barneby, Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 53 (1944) Arizona, New Mexico 76 ARI 77 NWM humistratus hosackiae (Greene) M.E.Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 10: 58 (1902) Basionym: Astragalus hosackiae Greene, Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 3: 157 (1885) Synonyms: Batidophaca hosackiae (Greene) Rydb. Arizona, New Mexico 76 ARI 77 NWM humistratus humivagans (Rydb.) Barneby, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 55: 478 (1956) Basionym: Batidophaca humivagans Rydb., N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 24: 316 (1929) s. USA 76 ARI NEV UTA 77 NWM humistratus sonorae (A.Gray) M.E.Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 10: 58 (1902) Basionym: Astragalus sonorae A.Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 44 (1853) Synonyms: Batidophaca sonorae (A.Gray) Rydb. Tragacantha sonorae (A.Gray) Kuntze Batidophaca stipulacea Rydb. Arizona, New Mexico 76 ARI 77 NWM umistratus tenerrimus M.E.Jones, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2. 5: 649 (1895) Synonyms: Batidophaca tenerrima (M.E.Jones) Rydb. Arizona 76 ARI