Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Amorpha nana C.Fraser trib. Psoraleeae |
Bibliography | Cat. Pl. Upper Louisiana [J.Fraser] no. 5 (1813) |
Native Range | nw. & c. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | subglabrous, leaflets ovate-elliptic, mucronate, glandular punctate, minute, flowers in dense spikes, calyx lobes aristate-acuminate, pod 1-seeded |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 | Amorpha microphylla Pursh Amorpha punctata Raf. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, MIN Minnesota, NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, SDA South Dakota) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |