Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
Synonyms | Phaca robbinsii Oakes |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | glabrous, leaflets 7-19 pairs, ovate-lanceolate to oblong, 10-25mm long, raceme lax, 10-60-flowered, corolla 6-10mm long, pod membranaceous, black hirsute, 8-25mm long |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, medium moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A. (Vermont) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
robbinsii alpiniformis (Rydb.) Barneby, Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N. W. [C.L. Hitchcock & al.] 3: 258 (1961)
robbinsii fernaldii (Rydb.) Barneby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 13(1): 131 (1964)
robbinsii harringtonii (Rydb,) Barneby, ibid.
robbinsii jesupii Eggl. & E.Sheld., Bull. Geol. Nat. Hist. Surv. 9: 155 (1894)
robbinsii minor (Hook.) Barneby, ibid.
obbinsii morganiae S.L.Welsh, N. Amer. Sp. Astragalus 56 (2007)
obbinsii occidentalis S.Watson, Botany [Fortieth Parallel] 70 (1871)
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