Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus cimae M.E.Jones trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Rev. N.-Amer. Astragalus: 163 (1923) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1400-2100m |
Description | carnose, leaves 5-11cm, leaflets 11-23 pairs, obovate to orbiculate, obtuse or emarginate, flowers 10-25 in raceme, pod ascendent or patent, oblong, glabrous |
Size | 2-20cm |
Color | reddish purple, white |
Bloom | spring |
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 | Phacomene cimae (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |