Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus reventiformis (Rydb.) Barneby trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Amer. Midl. Naturalist 55: 492 (1956) |
Native Range | Oregon to Washington |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | woody-based, stems glabrous, leaves 6-10cm, leaflets 15-21, linear or oblong, 10-15mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially strigose, obtuse, racemes 3-6cm, corolla 2cm, pod glabrous |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 reventus var. canbyi M.E.Jones Cnemidophacos reventiformis Rydb. Phaca reventa ssp. canbyi (M.E.Jones) Piper |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |