Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus lepagei Hultén trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Acta Univ. Lund., 2, 46(1): 1761 (1950) |
Native Range | Alaska to Yukon |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Altitude | 0-350m |
Description | adscendent, leaves 3-9cm, sessile, leaflets 9-15. long elliptic to lanceolate, acute, subglabrous, peduncles 5-9cm, inflorescence racemose, calyx campanulate, flowers 12-14mm |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | whitish, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus aboriginorum var. lepagei (Hultén) B.Boivin Astragalus australis var. lepagei (Hultén) S.L.Welsh |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, YUK Yukon) |