Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus musiniensis M.E.Jones |
Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 5: 671 (1895) |
Native Range | Colorado to Arizona and Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1400-2300m |
Description | leaves grey, broadly lanceolate, trifoliolate, flowers in raceme on base of the plant, pod papery, large, ovate, acuminate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 musiniensis var. newberryoides M.E.Jones Xylophacos musiniensis (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) |