Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus engelmannii E.Sheld. trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Minnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 152 (1894) |
Native Range | Texas to Mississippi |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | taproot, stems glabrous, leaves 5-11cm, 7-12-jugate, leaflets oblong to ovate, cuneate, rounded, pale green, adaxially glabrous, flowers in short raceme, pod glabrous |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus distortus var. engelmannii (E.Sheld.) M.E.Jones Astragalus flagellaris Engelm. & E.Sheld. Holcophacos engelmannii (E.Sheld.) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ARK Arkansas, LOU Louisiana, MSI Mississippi) |