Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus oreganus Nutt. |
Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. [J.Torrey & A.Gray] 1: 335 (1838) |
Native Range | Montana to Wyoming |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1200-2200m |
Description | leaflets 9-15pairs, broadly elliptic to orbiculate, long cinereous hirsute, inflorescence subcylindrical, dense, 20-35-flowered, pod carnose, green, oblong, 10-15mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellowish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 ventorum A.Gray ex S.Watson Tragacantha ventorum (A.Gray ex S.Watson) Kuntze |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) |