Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus drummondii Douglas ex Hook. trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 153 (1831) |
Native Range | w. & c. Canada to w. & c. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | leaflets 25-31 pairs, elliptic to linear, 1cm long, softly hirsute, flowers 2cm long in raceme, 3-10cm long |
Size | 40-70cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus drummondii f. melanocalyx Gand. Tium drummondii (Douglas) Rydb. Tragacantha drummondii (Douglas) Kuntze |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |