Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus sogdianus Bunge sect. Dissitiflori |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | montane |
Description | leaves 8-10mm, leaflets 4-6 pairs, narrowly linear, 10-18mm, sparsely appresed white hirsute, raceme lax, remotely 8-15-flowered, flowers 15-19cm, pod linear, coriaceous |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | pinkish violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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