Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus sparsiflorus A.Gray |
Bibliography | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 60 (1863) |
Native Range | Colorado |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems thin, sparsely pubescent, leaflets 9-13, obovate to suborbiculate, rounded or retuse, 3-6mm, adaxially glabrous, flowers 1-5 in short raceme, calyx black hirsute |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white, pinkish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 |
Synonyms | Batidophaca sparsiflora (A.Gray) Rydb. Tium sparsiflorum (A.Gray) Rydb. Tragacantha sparsiflora (A.Gray) Kuntze |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) |