Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus jessiae M.Peck trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 180 (1945) |
Native Range | wc. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | strigose, leaves 1-2 1-2, leaflets narrowly lanceolate, sharply acute, flowers 1-2, sessile, axillary, corolla 5-7mm |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | whitish, pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 kentrophyta ssp. jessiae (M.Peck) W.A.Weber Astragalus kentrophyta var. jessiae (M.Peck) Barneby Astragalus tegetarius var. jessiae (M.Peck) Barneby |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |