Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus albifolius (M.E.Jones) Abrams trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Ill. Fl. Pacific States 2: 598 (1944) |
Native Range | ec. California to Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 250-2300m |
Description | densely hirsute, leaflets 9-21, narrowly oblanceolate, densely strigose, 3-18mm, flowers 10-35 in shortly pedunculate, compact raceme, corolla 8-12mm, pod ventricose |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | white-purple |
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 | Astragalus lentiginosus var. albifolius M.E.Jones, Rev. N.-Amer. Astragalus: 124 (1923) Cystium albifolium (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |