Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus esperanzae M.E.Jones trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Rev. N.-Amer. Astragalus: 277 (1923) |
Native Range | Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems strigose, ramose, leaves 3-6cm, leaflets 15-25, oblanceolate, 5-12mm, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, racemes short, dense, 2-3cm, pod glabrous, falcate, 12-16mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white, white-green |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
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 | Astragalus chapalanus M.E.Jones Hamosa asperula Rydb. Hamosa esperanzae (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXS Mexico Southwest) |