Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus ertterae Barneby & Shevock trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Aliso 11: 585 (1987) |
Native Range | California (Kern Co.) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1700-1900m |
Description | leaves crowded in upper part of stem, leaflets 9-13 pairs, oblanceolate, obtuse or shallowly emarginate, flowers 7-17 in dense raceme, pod patent, oblong, glabrous, coriaceous |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | creamy |
Bloom | 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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |