Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus brandegeei Porter & J.M.Coulter trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Syn. Fl. Colorado: 24 (1906) |
Native Range | w. USA to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1500-2500m |
Description | glabrous, leaves 2-9cm long, leaflets 5-15 pairs, remote, linear-oblong to lanceolate, raceme lax, 2-5-flowered, pod pendent, obovoid-ellipsoid, 10-18mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | whitish |
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 |
Synonyms | Atelophragma brandegeei (Porter & J.M.Coulter) Rydb. Tragacantha brandegeei (Porter & J.M.Coulter) Kuntze |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |