Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus wetherillii M.E.Jones |
Bibliography | Zoe 4: 34 (1893) |
Native Range | Colorado to Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2200m |
Description | taproot, leaves pinnate, leaflets 7-12, oval to suborbiculate, pubescent, rachis deep maroon, flowers ca. 1cm long, purple striate, pod 15mm, distinctly rostrate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pinkish white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 | Phaca wetherillii (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |