Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus brandegeei Porter & J.M.Coulter trib. Galegeae |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1500-2500m |
Description | glabrous, leaves 2-9cm long, leaflets 5-15 pairs, remote, linear-oblong to lanceolate, raceme lax, 2-5-flowered, pod pendent, obovoid-ellipsoid, 10-18mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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