Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus hylophilus (Rydb.) A.Nelson trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Man. Bot. Rocky Mt. [J.M.Coulter & A.Nelson] ed. 2: 291 (1909) |
Native Range | Idaho to South Dakota |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1500-2500m |
Description | leaves suberect, 10-15cm, sparsely grey strigose, 6-12-jugate, leaflets oblong-lanceolate, 1-2cm, acute, raceme short, pod linear-oblong, sessile, glabrous |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus campestris var. hylophilus (Rydb.) M.E.Jones Astragalus convallarius var. hylophilus (Rydb.) Tidestr. Astragalus miser var. hylophilus (Rydb.) Barneby Homalobus hylophilus Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (SDA South Dakota) |