Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus subcinereus A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 13: 366 (1878) |
Native Range | sw. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | stems grey pilose, leaves 5-8cm, leaflets 9-21, oblong, 5-10mm, shortly lanate, obtuse, raceme dense, 7-10-flowered, corolla 8mm, pod sessile, purple spotted, 1-2cm |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | green-white |
Bloom | late spring |
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 sileranus var. cariacus M.E.Jones |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |