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Astragalus piscator Barneby & S.L.Welsh trib. Galegeae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus piscator Barneby & S.L.Welsh trib. Galegeae
BibliographyGreat Basin Naturalist 45: 551 (1985)
Native RangeColorado to Utah
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Altitude1300-1700m
Descriptionyellow-green, leaves 4-10cm, leaflets 5-11 pairs, elliptic, acute, 7-17mm long, raceme short, lax, 3-10-flowered, pod lanceolate-ellipsoid, curvate, 24-40mm long
Size5-10cm
Colorbright pinkish purple
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah)
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