Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus djigensis Franch. sect. Pseudoammotrophus |
Synonyms | Astragalus akbaitalensis B.Fedtsch. ex O.Fedtsch. |
Astragalus tranzschellii Boriss. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4300-4500m |
Description | leaves 2-3cm long, leaflets 5-6 pairs, 3-6mm, long ovate, abaxially appresed pilose, adaxially glabrous, flowers up to 10 in dense head, bracts ovate, corolla 15mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purplish violet |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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