Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus musimonum Barneby trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 25: 150 (1944) |
Native Range | Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | silvery shortly hirsute, leaves 5-10cm, 10-20-jugate, leaflets elliptic, flowers 3-10 in lax raceme, pod falcate, carnose |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | purple |
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 | Astragalus amphioxys var. musimonum (Barneby) Barneby |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada) |