Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus tolucanus B.L.Rob. & Seaton trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 28: 104 (1893) |
Native Range | c. & e. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-3600m |
Description | taproot, stems numerous, leaves shortly petiolate, leaflets 19-25, oblong, truncate, 3-12mm, raceme 15-30-flowered, dense, pod pendent, stipitate, ellipsoid, 10-15mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pink-purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 | Atelophragma bracteatum Rydb. Atelophragma tolucanum (B.L.Rob. & Seaton) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf) |