Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus eastwoodiae M.E.Jones trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Zoe 4: 368 (1894) |
Native Range | Colorado to Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | stems glabrous, leaflets ca. 21, narrowly oblanceolate or linear, 4-10mm long, calyx glabrous, pod stipitate, ovoid, 2cm long, glabrous, adaxially sulcate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 preussii var. eastwoodiae (M.E.Jones) M.E.Jones Astragalus preusii var. sulcatus M.E.Jones Phaca eastwoodiae (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |