Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus wilsonii Greene trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Pittonia 3: 196 (1897) |
Native Range | Arizona |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems sparsely pubescent, leaves 5-7cm, leaflets 13-19, oval to suborbiculate, rounded, flowers in compact raceme, corolla 10-15mm, pod 1-2cm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white-rose |
Bloom | spring, early 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 | Astragalus lentiginosus var. wilsonii (Greene) Barneby Tium wilsonii (Greene) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) |