Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus diphacus S.Watson trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 17: 342 (1882) |
Native Range | c. & ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | taproot, stems strigose, leaves 5-10cm, leaflets 13-25, linear, shortly petiolate, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially strigose, raceme short, dense, 2-4cm, corolla 8mm |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late spring and in summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus diphacus var. peonis M.E.Jones Astragalus peonis (M.E.Jones) L.E.James Hesperastragalus diphacus (S.Watson) Rydb. Hesperastragalus peonis (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast) |