Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus speirocarpus A.Gray |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 225 (1864) |
Native Range | Oregon to Washington |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves 3-6cm, leaflets 9-19, oblong, 4-12mm, grey strigose, on apex truncate, racemes short, few-flowered, corolla ca. 15mm, pod stipitate, reticulate, strigose |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | 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 | Homalobus speirocarpus (A.Gray) Rydb. Phaca speirocarpa (A.Gray) Piper Tragacantha speirocarpa (A.Gray) Kuntze |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |