Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus sesquiflorus S.Watson trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 346 (1875) |
Native Range | Colorado to Arizona |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-3000m |
Description | cinereous, leaves 1-4cm, leaflets 7-11 pairs, narrowly elliptic to obovate, 3-10mm long, raceme lax, 1-3-flowered, pod oblong-obovoid, 8-10mm long, compressed |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
Bloom | 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 sesquiflorus var. brevipes Barneby Batidophaca sesquiflora (S.Watson) Rydb. Phaca sesquiflora (S.Watson) Rydb. Tragacantha sesquiflora (S.Watson) Kuntze |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) |