Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus misellus S.Watson trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 449 (1886) |
Native Range | Oregon to Washington |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 200-1000m |
Description | taproot, leaves 3-9cm, leaflets 11-13 pairs, small, narrowly oblong, shortly hirsute, flowers 5-15 in lax raceme, pod pendent, shortly hirsute, long pedicellate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | whitish yellow |
Bloom | late spring, 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 howellii var. misellus (S.Watson) M.E.Jones Phaca misella (S.Watson) Piper Tium misellum (S.Watson) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |