Astragalus oophorus S.Watson


Family	FABACEAE
Genus species	Astragalus oophorus S.Watson trib. Galegeae
Synonyms	Astragalus jucundus (Jeps. & Rydb.) M.Peck
Habitat	semideserts of w. USA
Altitude	1000-2500m
Description	glabrous, leaves 5-15cm long, leaflets 7-25 pairs, elliptic to nearly orbiculate, raceme lax, 4-10-flowered, pod ellipsoid, ventricose, 3-6cm long, papery
Size	5-10cm
Color	purple, white, yellow
Bloom	spring
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. Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	FABACEAE Astragalus oophorus S.Watson, Botany (Fortieth Parallel) 73, 441 (1871) Synonyms: Phaca oophora (S.Watson) Rydb. Tragacantha oophora (S.Watson) Kuntze 1000-2500m ============================================================================= oophorus typicus Barneby, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4. 25: 154 (1944) Synonyms: Astragalus jucundus (Jeps. & Rydb.) M.Peck Phaca jucunda Jeps. & Rydb. e. California, Neveda 76 CAL NEV oophorus caulescens (M.E.Jones) M.E.Jones, Rev. N.-Amer. Astragalus 121 (1923) Basionym: Astragalus megacarpus caulescens M.E.Jones, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2. 5: 643 (1895) Synonyms: Astragalus artipes A.Gray Astragalus oophorus artipes (A.Gray) M.E.Jones Phaca artipes (A.Gray) Rydb. w. USA 73 COL 76 ARI NEV UTA oophorus clokeyanus Barneby, Leafl. W. Bot. 7: 194 (1954) Nevada 76 NEV oophorus lavinii Barneby, Brittonia 36: 168 (1984) e. California, w. & c. Nevada 76 CAL NEV oophorus lonchocalyx Barneby, Leafl. W. Bot. 7: 194 (1954) Nevada, Utah 76 NEV UTA oophorus wilkenii S.L.Welsh. N. Amer. Sp. Astragalus 257 (2007) Colorado 73 COL