Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus eurylobus (Barneby) Barneby trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Brittonia 36: 169 (1984) |
Native Range | Arizona to Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1300-1900m |
Description | greenish, leaves 4-24cm, leaflets 17-27 pairs, rhombic to obovate-cuneate, obtuse, 3-17mm long, raceme lax, 7-14-flowered, pod oblong-ellipsoid, 21-30mm, curvate |
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 tephrodes var. eurylobus Barneby |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada) |