Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus lackschewitzii Lavin & H.Marriot trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Syst. Bot. 22: 214 (1997) |
Native Range | Montana |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1800-2700m |
Description | leaves 2-6cm, leaflets 15-23, ovate or elliptic, adaxially glabrous, abaxially shortly hirsute, flowers 3-5 in open raceme, flowers 8-11mm, pod oval, curvate, 1cm |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | purple-blue |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus molybdenus var. lackschewitzii (Lavin & H.Marriott) S.L.Welsh |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana) |