Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus iodopetalus (Rydb.) Greene ex Barneby trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Amer. Midl. Naturalist 37: 471 (1947) |
Native Range | s. Colorado to n. New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | stems subglabrous, leaves 10-20cm, leaflets 21-27, obovate to elliptic, 5-15mm, adaxially subglabrous, abaxially sericeous-pilose, raceme short and dense, corolla 2cm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | purple |
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 | Xylophacos iodopetalus (Rydb.) Greene ex Barneby |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |