Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus parryi A.Gray |
Bibliography | Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 33: 410 (1862) |
Native Range | Colorado to Wyoming |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | stems lanate, leaflets 15-27, obovate or oblong, 5-15mm, sparsely hirsute, flowers 6-10 in short raceme, calyx sparsely hirsute, corolla 15-18mm, pod curvate, hirsute |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | ochre |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus succumbens Torr. & A.Gray Batidophaca parryi (A.Gray) Rydb. Tragacantha parryi (A.Gray) Kuntze Xylophacos parryi (A.Gray) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) |