Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus parvus Hemsl. trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 1: 266 (1879) |
Native Range | Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | taproot, stems numerous, thin, sparsely strigose, leaves 4-6cm, leaflets 11-17, linear, 5-10mm, adaxially glabrous, racemes 1-2cm, pod lanceolate, white strigose, 1cm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 | Astragalus schaffneri M.E.Jones Hamosa parva (Hemsl.) Rydb. Tragacantha parva (Hemsl.) Kuntze |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXS Mexico Southwest) |