Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus salmonis M.E.Jones |
Bibliography | Contr. W. Bot. 8: 9 (1898) |
Native Range | Idaho, Oregon, Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | sparsely setose, leaves 3-8cm, leaflets linear, usually revolute, 3-8mm, raceme lax, 2-8-flowered, on level of the leaves, flowers 8-14mm, pod carnose, becoming woody |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 | Tium salmonis (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada) |