Rock Garden Plants
Astragalus engelmannii E.Sheld. trib. Galegeae 
Home
Families
Genus
Territory
Habitat
Synonyms
Types
Galery
Info
FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus engelmannii E.Sheld. trib. Galegeae
BibliographyMinnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 152 (1894)
Native RangeTexas to Mississippi
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Descriptiontaproot, stems glabrous, leaves 5-11cm, 7-12-jugate, leaflets oblong to ovate, cuneate, rounded, pale green, adaxially glabrous, flowers in short raceme, pod glabrous
Size20-30cm
Colorpale rose
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAstragalus distortus var. engelmannii (E.Sheld.) M.E.Jones
Astragalus flagellaris Engelm. & E.Sheld.
Holcophacos engelmannii (E.Sheld.) Rydb.
Territory7 Northern America
     77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas)
     78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ARK Arkansas, LOU Louisiana, MSI Mississippi)
Version 10.0
(c) 1990-2025 RNDr. Pavel Slabý