Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus welshii Barneby |
Bibliography | Intermount. Fl. [A.Cronquist et al.] 3B: 130 (1989) |
Native Range | Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 2000-2700m |
Description | acaulescent, silvery, leaves 5-10cm, leaflets 6-10 pairs, elliptic, acute, 10-15mm, raceme 3-8-flowered, umbellate, pod ovoid, 1-3cm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |