Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus fernaldii (Rydb.) H.F.Lewis trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Canad. Field-Naturalist 46: 36 (1932) |
Native Range | Labrador |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves 4-8cm, alternate, leaflets 9-17, pubescent, elliptic to ovate, 1-2cm, inflorescence pedunculate, racemose, axillary, pod oval, 1-2cm |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | purple, lilac, white |
Bloom | spring |
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 eucosmus var. fernaldii (Rydb.) B.Boivin Astragalus robbinsii var. fernaldii (Rydb.) Barneby Atelophragma fernaldii Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 72 Eastern Canada (LAB Labrador) |