Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus traskiae Eastw. |
Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 3, 1: 102 (1897) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 0-200m |
Description | densely grey hirsute, leaves 4-10cm, leaflets 21-29, 5-15mm, obovate or ovate, flowers 12-30, ascendent, 14-17mm, pod pendent. 8-16mm, thinly carnose, then coriaceous, hirsute |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | spring, early 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 | Tium traskiae (Eastw.) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |