Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus vehiculus (S.L.Welsh) S.L.Welsh trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Utah Fl., ed. 5: 432 (2015) |
Native Range | Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-1500m |
Description | stems pubescent, leaves 5-10cm, leaflets 3-9, elliptic, 1-3cm, cinereous-strigose. racemes 4-8-flowered, corolla 20-25mm, pod patent, subsessile, ventricose, cylindrical |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 | Astragalus sabulosus var. vehiculus S.L.Welsh |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |