Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus mogollonicus Greene trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 8: 97 (1881) |
Native Range | Arizona to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | subacaulescent, leaves 6-12cm, stipules lanceolate, leaflets 17-23, suborbiculate or broadly obovate, 5-10mm, densely brown sericeous, raceme capitate, pod ovoid, 1cm |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | 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 bigelovii var. mogollonicus (Greene) Barneby Astragalus mollissimus var. mogollonicus (Greene) Barneby |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |