Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus brunetianus (Fernald) J.Rousseau sect. Komaroviella |
Bibliography | Contr. Lab. Bot. Univ. Montréal 24: 30 (1933) |
Native Range | e. Canada to ne. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Description | leaves pinnate, leaflets 5-11pairs, oblong or lanceolate, abaxially appresed hirsute, flowers in compact, short raceme, pod thin, falcate |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | white-purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 alpinus var. brunetianus Fernald Astragalus alpinus ssp. brunetianus (Fernald) Hultén Astragalus alpinus var. labradoricus (DC.) Fernald Astragalus labradoricus DC. Atelophragma labradoricum (DC.) Rydb. Glycyphylla labradoricus (DC.) Steven |
Territory | 7 Northern America 72 Eastern Canada (NBR New Brunswick, NFL Newfoundland, QUE Québec) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (MAI Maine, NWH New Hampshire, VER Vermont) |