Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus quinqueflorus S.Watson trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 450 (1886) |
Native Range | e. & c. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Description | leaves petiolate, leaflets 3-4-pairs, thick, broadly linear, obtuse, 5mm, revolute, remote, flowers 3mm, 2-5, in lax raceme, pod 4mm, oval, obtuse, pendent |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 | Phaca quinqueflora (S.Watson) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf) |