Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus striatiflorus M.E.Jones trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 5: 643 (1895) |
Native Range | Arizona to Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1700-2100m |
Description | pilose, leaves 1-4cm long, leaflets 7-13 pairs, apically crowded, ovate, obtuse, 2-7mm long, raceme umbellate, 2-7-flowered, pod spherical, ventricose, 12-18mm long |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | whitish, purple striate |
Bloom | spring |
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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. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) |