Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus cibarius E.Sheld. |
Synonyms | Astragalus arietinus M.E.Jones |
Astragalus cuspidocarpus E.Sheld. | |
Astragalus thermalis Greene | |
Habitat | sagebrush wilding |
Description | green, leaflets 13-19 pairs, elliptic to obovate, 5-15mm long, adaxially glabrous, raceme capitate, 4-15-flowered, flowers 15-20mm long, pod carnose, erect, 25-35mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | purple, white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
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. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Nevada , Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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