Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus webberi A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Bot. California [S. Watson & al.] 1: 154 (1876) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems grey strigose, leaves 5-10cm. leaflets 11-19, oblong, 1-2cm, obtuse, silvery pilose, racemes short, 2-4cm long, corolla ca. 12mm, pod lunulate, glabrous |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | ochreous yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 | Tragacantha webberi (A.Gray) Kuntze Xylophacos webberi (A.Gray) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |