Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus neomexicanus Wooton & Standley |
Bibliography | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb.16: 136 (1913) |
Native Range | New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-2600m |
Description | taproot, leaves 5-20cm, leaflets 20-40, elliptic, 4-15mm, greyish or green, raceme 6-20-flowered, amongst leaves, flowers 13-19mm, pod humistrate, 1-3cm, slightly hirsute |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | purple, rose |
Bloom | spring, summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 | Pisophaca neomexicana (Wooton & Standl.) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |