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Astragalus howellii A.Gray  
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus howellii A.Gray 
BibliographyProc. Amer. Acad. Arts 15: 46 (1880)
Native RangeOregon to Washington
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptiongreyish, leaves 3-14mm, leaflets 11-17 pairs, linear-lanceolate to oblong, 5-14mm, raceme lax, 5-25-flowered, corolla patent, pod densely shortly lanate, 15-30mm long
Size5-20cm
Colorwhitish yellow
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAstragalus drepanolobus var. aberrans M.E.Jones
Astragalus howellii var. aberrans (M.E.Jones) C.L.Hitchc.
Tium howellii (A.Gray) Rydb.
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington)
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