Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Manual, ed. 2: 98 (1865) |
Native Range | Vermont |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | glabrous, leaflets 7-11, ovate-lanceolate to oblong, 10-25mm long, raceme lax, 10-60-flowered, corolla 6-10mm long, pod membranaceous, black hirsute, 8-25mm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | 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 labradoricus var. robbinsii (Oakes) M.E.Jones Atelophragma robbinsii (Oakes) Rydb. Phaca robbinsii Oakes Tragacantha robbinsii (Oakes) Kuntze |
Territory | 7 Northern America 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (VER Vermont) |