Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus nelsonianus Barneby |
Bibliography | Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 13(2): 427 (1964) |
Native Range | Wyoming to Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1500-2300m |
Description | leaves 4-9cm, subsessile, leaflets 5-11 pairs, linear to oblong, shortly appressed pubescent, flowers 6-20 in raceme, corolla 20-25mm long, pod oblong, ligneous, pendent |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 pectinatus var. platyphyllus M.E.Jones |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |