Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus accidens S.Watson |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 500-1300m |
Description | sparsely pubescent, leaflets 10-15 pairs, oblong, retuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially appresed pubescent, flowers in short raceme, calyx campanulate, pod coriaceous, ovate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white, yellowish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained 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. (Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
accidens hendersonii (S.Watson) M.E.Jones, Rev. N.-Amer. Astragalus 164 (1923)
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