Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus pinonis M.E.Jones trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Contr. W. Bot. 8: 14 (1898) |
Native Range | sw. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | stems grey strigose, leaves 5-7cm, leaflets 9-21, linear, rounded, on both faces grey strigose, raceme 2-3cm, corolla ca. 8mm long, pod narrowly oblanceolate, ca. 2cm |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | 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 | Pisophaca pinonis (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |