Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus amnis-amissi Barneby |
Bibliography | Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 3: 219 (1961) |
Native Range | Idaho |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-2200m |
Description | taproot, leaflets 7-13 pairs, elliptic to broadly ovate, thin, 3-15mm, emarginate, flowers small in lax raceme, pod sessile, appressed shortly hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | 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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho) |