Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus suksdorfii Howell trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Erythea 1: 111 (1893) |
Native Range | Washington, n. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | scree |
Description | grey pubescent, stipules ovate-lanceolate, acute, leaflets 4-5 pairs, cuneate-oblong, obtuse or truncate, flowers in dense head, scape thin, pod ovoid, appresed pubescent |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus pulsiferae var. suksdorfii (J.T.Howell) Barneby Phaca suksdorfii (J.T.Howell) Piper |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |