Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus uncialis Barneby trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Leafl. W. Bot. 3: 101 (1942) |
Native Range | Nevada to Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1400-1800m |
Description | silvery, leaves 15-75mm, leaflets 3-5 pairs, oblanceolate or elliptic, 5-17mm long, raceme 1-3-flowered, pod ascendent, oblong-ellipsoid, apically curvate |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | pinkish purple, violet |
Bloom | 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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |