Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus leucolobus Parry ex M.E.Jones trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Zoe 4: 270 (1893) |
Native Range | sw. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1400-2900m |
Description | grey hirsute, leaves 1-9cm, leaflets 7-19 pairs, broadly obovate, flowers 5-13 in dense raceme, pod ascendent, 13-25mm, curvate, coriaceous, densely white hirsute |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
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 inflexus var. leucolobus (Parry ex M.E.Jones) Jeps. Astragalus purshii E.Sheld. ex Coville Astragalus purshii var. leucolobus (Parry ex M.E.Jones) M.E.Jones Phaca leucoloba (Parry ex M.E.Jones) A.Heller Xylophacos leucolobus (Parry ex M.E.Jones) Rydb. Xylophacos purshii var. leucolobus (Parry ex M.E.Jones) Moldenke |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |