Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus montii S.L.Welsh trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Great Basin Naturalist 38: 11 (1978) |
Native Range | Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3100-3400m |
Description | acaulescent, stipules vaginate-connate, 3mm, leaves 1-5cm, leaflets 5-13, lanceolate-oblong, adaxially glabrous, 2-8mm, flowers in shortly pedunculate raceme, pod ovoid |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | purple |
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 | Astragalus limnocharis var. montii (S.L.Welsh) Isely Astragalus limnocharis var. tabulaeus S.L.Welsh |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |