Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus idriensis (M.E.Jones) Abrams trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Ill. Fl. Pacific States 2: 599 (1944) |
Native Range | cw. & sw. California |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 700-2150m |
Description | stems appresed hirsute, leaves 2-10cm, leaflets 7-19, broadly obovate, 5-15mm, flowers 7-20 in shortly pedunculate raceme, pod 1-3cm, ventricose, carnose, minutely strigose |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | pink-purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus lentiginosus var. idriensis M.E.Jones Astragalus lentiginosus var. tehachapiensis (Rydb.) Barneby Astragalus tehachapiensis (Rydb.) Tidestr. Cystium idriense (M.E.Jones) Rydb. Cystium tehachapiense Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |