Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus anxius Meinke & Kaye trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Madroňo 39: 194 (1992) |
Native Range | n. California (Lassen Co.) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1500-1700m |
Description | procumbent, stems thin, stipules 1-4mm, lanceolate, leaves 2-5cm, 9-13-jugate, leaflets crowded, obovate-cuneate, obtuse, flowers in compact raceme, pod patent, glabrescent |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple, white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 tegetarioides var. anxius (Meinke & Kaye) S.L.Welsh |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |