Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus serpens M.E.Jones trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 5: 641 (1895) |
Native Range | Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 2100-2700m |
Description | cinereous, leaves 1-5cm long, long petiolate, leaflets 9-15 pairs, oblanceolate, 2-9mm long, raceme lax, 3-7-flowered, pod ovoid, ventricose, 15-28mm long, variegate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Phaca serpens (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |