Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus heilii S.L.Welsh & N.D.Atwood |
Bibliography | Utah Fl., ed. 3: 839 (2003) |
Native Range | New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2100-2250m |
Description | subcaulescent, scabrously pubescent, leaves 1-3cm, leaflets 7-13, eliptic, obtuse, 2-4mm, peduncles 1-7cm, raceme with 2-4 ascending flowers, pod patent, ellipsoid, 1cm |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | whitish, purplish |
Bloom | summer |
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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |