Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus wittmannii Barneby |
Bibliography | Brittonia 31: 459 (1979) |
Native Range | New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1800-2000m |
Description | subcaulescent, strigose, leaves to 8cm, leaflets 5-7, narrow, flowers pedicellate, solitary, 15mm, pod spherical, hirsute, 2-4mm |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | dark reddish purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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) |