Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus cremnophylax Barneby |
Bibliography | Leafl. W. Bot. 5: 83 (1948) |
Native Range | Arizona |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1900-2200m |
Description | silvery, leaves 3-30mm, leaflets crowded, linear-elliptic, racemes 1-3-flowered, amongst leaves, pod ovoid, 3-4mm long, variegate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) |