Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus agrestis Douglas ex G.Don sect. Hypoglottidei |
Synonyms | Astragalus dasyglottis Fisch. ex DC. |
Astragalus goniatus Nutt. | |
Astragalus tarletonis Rydb. | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | appressed pubescent, leaves 4-10cm, leaflets 11-19 pairs, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, 1-2cm long, raceme capitate, 7-20-flowered, corolla erect, 17mm long, pod grey hirsute |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | purplish, bluish lilac |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
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 |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia Northern America Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , North Dakota , Nebraska , South Dakota ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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