Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus peckii Piper |
Bibliography | Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 37: 92 (1924) |
Native Range | Oregon |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | densely leafy, grey, leaves 2-3cm, leaflets 9-13, lanceolate, 2-6mm, acuminate, grey strigose on both faces, raceme 2-3cm, lax, corolla 5mm, pod curvate, acute, 7mm |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | yellow-white |
Bloom | late 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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) |