Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus laccoliticus (M.E.Jones) S.L.Welsh |
Bibliography | Great Basin Naturalist 58: 53 (1998) |
Native Range | Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1400-1900m |
Description | silvery, leaves 2-8cm, 7-15-jugate, leaflets obovate, obtuse, 5-12mm long, raceme short, lax, 4-9-flowered, pod ob green or purple |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink-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 | Astragalus chamaeleuce var. laccoliticus (M.E.Jones) M.E.Jones Astragalus cicadae var. laccoliticus M.E.Jones |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |