Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus reventus A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 15: 46 (1880) |
Native Range | nw. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | leaves 7-30cm, densely crowded, leaflets linear, 3-25mm, raceme 7-35-flowered, corolla 13-23mm long, pod erect, carnose, in time coriaceous, sharply acute |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | whitish yellow |
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 | Cnemidophacos reventus (A.Gray) Rydb. Phaca reventa (A.Gray) Piper |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |