Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus leibergii M.E.Jones trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 5: 663 (1895) |
Native Range | Washington |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | leaves 8-25cm, leaflets 15-31 pairs, linear to narrowly elliptic, 4-20mm, raceme lax, 7-20-flowered, corolla pendent, 12-17mm long, pod erect, green, 16-27mm long |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | whitish |
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 arrectus var. leibergii (M.E.Jones) M.E.Jones Phaca arrecta ssp. leibergii (M.E.Jones) Piper Tium leibergii (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington) |