Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus leucolobus Parry ex M.Jones trib. Galegeae |
Synonyms | Astragalus purshii E.Sheld. ex Coville |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-2500m |
Description | grey hirsute, leaves 1-9cm, leaflets 7-19 pairs, broadly obovate, flowers 5-13 in dense raceme, pod ascendent, 13-25mm, curvate, coriaceous, densely white hirsute |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained 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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