Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus owyheensis A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 55: 375 (1913) |
Native Range | Oregon to Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1000-1800m |
Description | grey-green, leaves imparipinnate, leaflets 7-11, revolute, remote, linear-elliptic, 2-7mm, flowers 5-12 in lax raceme, corolla ca. 1cm, pod narrowly elliptic |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 atratus var. owyheensis (A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.) M.E.Jones Tium owyheense (A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada) |