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Astragalus sinuatus Piper  
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus sinuatus Piper 
BibliographyBull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 40 (1901)
Native RangeBritish Columbia to Washington
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Altitude200-700m
Descriptiontaproot, gray hirsute, leaves pinnate, 2-7cm, leaflets 11-19, obovate to oblanceolate, truncate, 5-15mm, racemes 8-16-flowered, corolla ascendent, 1-2cm, pod lunulate
Size10-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAstragalus whitedii Piper
Astragalus whitedii f. speirocarpoides Barneby
Homalobus sinuatus (Piper) Rydb.
Homalobus whitedii (Piper) Rydb.
Phaca sinuata (Piper) Piper
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington)
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