Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus wingatanus S.Watson |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 192 (1882) |
Native Range | Utah to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | stems finely strigose, leaflets 7-13, linear to oblong, 5-15mm long, adaxially glabrous, flowers 7-12 in raceme, calyx pubescent, corolla 6mm, pod oblong, sessile, 1cm long |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus acerbus E.Sheld. Astragalus dodgeanus M.E.Jones Astragalus tenellus f. acerbus (E.Sheld.) J.F.Macbr. Astragalus wingatanus var. dodgeanus (M.E.Jones) M.E.Jones Homalobus acerbus (E.Sheld.) Rydb. Homalobus dodgeanus (M.E.Jones) Rydb. Homalobus wingatanus (S.Watson) A.Heller Homalobus wolfii Rydb. Kentrophyta wolfii (Rydb.) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |