Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus sabulosus M.E.Jones trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Zoe 2: 239 (1891) |
Native Range | Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | stems pubescent, leaves 5-10cm, leaflets 3-9, elliptic, 1-3cm, acute, cinereous-strigose, racemes 4-8-flowered, corolla to 2cm, pod oblong, 3-4cm |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early 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 | Jonesiella sabulosa (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |