Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus desereticus Barneby trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Mem. New. York Bot. Gard. 13(2): 635 (1964) |
Native Range | Utah (Sanpete Co.) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1600-2000m |
Description | pubescent, leaves 4-12cm long, leaflets 11-17 pairs, elliptic or obovate, 2-12mm long, raceme 5-10-flowered, pod patent, small, densely hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | late spring |
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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |