Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus latus (M.E.Jones) M.E.Jones trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Zoe 4: 272 (1893) |
Native Range | Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems glabrous, leaves 5-6cm, leaflets 9-15. obovate to suborbiculate, 5-8mm, glabrous, rounded, flowers in compact raceme, corolla 8-10mm, pod 1-2cm. minutely strigose |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | spring, early 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 | Astragalus diphysus var. latus M.E.Jones, Zoe 3: 287 (1893) Astragalus lentiginosus var. latus (M.E.Jones) M.E.Jones Cystium latum (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada) |