Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus hamiltonii Ced.Porter trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Rhodora 54: 159 (1952) |
Native Range | Colorado to Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1500-1800m |
Description | leaves pinnate, leaflets 5-11, elliptic, 4-8mm wide, terminal leaflet largest, flowers in raceme, corolla 20-24mm long, pod pedicellate, pendent |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus lonchocarpus var. hamiltonii (Ced.Porter) Isely |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |