Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus sangcharakensis Podlech sect. Caprini |
Habitat | snow patches |
Altitude | 2900-3000m |
Description | acaulescent, glabrous, leaves 2-5cm, leaflets 8-11 pairs, 4-10mm, remote, linear, acute, inflorescence subsessile, 1-2-flowered, corolla 15-18mm |
Size | 4-6cm |
Color | yellow, turning purple |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Afghanistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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