Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus nevinii A.Gray ex Lyon |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 412 (1886) |
Native Range | California (San Clemente Island) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 0-200m |
Description | softly lanate, stems ramose, leaves 2-8cm, leaflets 11-25, oblong or obovate, obtuse, flowers 15-30, dense, 10-12mm, pod pendent, to 2cm, curvate, glabrous |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | spring, early 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 | Astragalus nevinii var. traskae M.E.Jones Tium nevinii (A.Gray ex Lyon) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |