Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus moencoppensis M.E.Jones |
Bibliography | Zoe 2: 12 (1891) |
Native Range | Arizona to Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1400-2100m |
Description | yellow-green, leaves 6-14cm, leaflets 9-13 pairs, remote, linear-filiform, acute, revolute, raceme lax, 10-30-flowered, pod oblong-ellipsoid, 5-8mm long |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | blue, lilac |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
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 | Cnemidophacos moencoppensis (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) |