Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus feensis M.E.Jones trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Contr. W. Bot. 8: 20 (1898) |
Native Range | New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1500-1800m |
Description | subcaulescent, leaves crowded, 2-4cm, leaflets 13-17, obovate, long grey hirsute, 4-6mm, rounded, racemes short, few-flowered, pod sessile, narrowly lunulate, 2cm |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | pale pink-purple |
Bloom | spring, early 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 | Astragalus sanctae-fidei Tidestr. Hamosa feensis (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |