Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus troglodytus S.Watson trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 362 (1885) |
Native Range | Arizona |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | woody-based, subcaulescent, leaves numerous, erect, ca. 10mm long, leaflets 13-17, oval or obovate, sericeous-hirsute, racemes short, dense, corolla 8-10mm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 | Cnemidophacos troglodytus (S.Watson) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) |