Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus consobrinus (Barneby) S.L.Welsh trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Great Basin Naturalist 38: 271 (1978) |
Native Range | Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1800-2400m |
Description | silver-grey, leaves 2-6cm, leaflets 7-11 pairs, obovate, obtuse, 3-7mm long, raceme 2-7-flowered, pod ovoid, 9-14mm long, grey strigose, acute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | 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 | Astragalus castaneiformis var. consobrinus Barneby |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |