Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus schmolliae Cedr.Porter trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Madrońo 8: 100 (1945) |
Native Range | w. Colorado |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 2000-2100m |
Description | leaves pinnate, leaflets 11-20, linear to narrowly elliptic, uppermost leaflets connate with rachis, flowers in elongate raceme, corolla ca. 2cm, calyx black hirsute, pod pendent |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | 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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus platycarpus var. montezumae Barneby |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) |