Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus circumdatus Greene trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Pittonia 1: 173 (1888) |
Native Range | nw. Mexico (Baja California) |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | stems numerous, effuse, glabrous, leaves 1-3cm, leaflets 13-25, carnose, crowded, obovate, adaxially subglabrous, racemes short and dense, corolla 8mm, pod carnose, acute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Brachyphragma circumdatum (Greene) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |