Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus recurvus Greene trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 155 (1885) |
Native Range | Arizona |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | taproot, stems sparsely strigose, leaves 3-6cm, leaflets 17-19, linear-oblong to obovate, 4-10mm, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, corolla 5-6mm, pod lunulate, 2cm, glabrous |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Tium recurvum (Greene) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) |