Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus tennesseensis A.Gray ex Chapm. |
Bibliography | Fl. South. U.S.: 98 (1860) |
Native Range | ec. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | lanate-hirsute, leaves 5-10cm, leaflets 15-33, narrowly oblong or oval, 4-12mm, obtuse or emarginate, raceme oblong, corolla 15-20mm, pod carnose, pubescent |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus plattensis var. tennesseensis (A.Gray ex Chapm.) A.Gray Geoprumnon tennesseensis (A.Gray ex Chapm.) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (INI Indiana) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, TEN Tennessee) |