Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus inflexus Douglas ex Hook. |
Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 151 (1831) |
Native Range | nw. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | grey villose-lanate, leaflets oval to elliptic-lanceolate, acute, 7-18mm, raceme compact, 6-19-flowered, flowers 2-3cm long, pod sericeous-villose, 15-30mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
Bloom | 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 | Astragalus inflexus var. flocculatus Jeps. Phaca inflexa (Douglas ex Hook.) Piper Tragacantha inflexa (Douglas ex Hook.) Kuntze Xylophacos inflexus (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |