Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis articulata (Greene) P.M.Sl. trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
Native Range | c. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | pale glaucous, sparsely hispid, leaves 4-5-jugate, leaflets remote, linear, ca. 2cm long, flowers in short spike, pod 1c sessile, acute |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white, purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Aragallus abbreviatus Greene Aragallus articulatus Greene, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 18: 13 (1905) Astragalus lambertii var. abbreviatus (Greene) Shinners Oxytropis lambertii var. articulata (Greene) Barneby |
Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (OKL Oklahoma) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) |