Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus titovii Gontsch. sect. Caprini |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2400-3600m |
Description | acaulescent, taproot, leaves 4-13cm, leaflets 12-19-pairs, oval, 4-8mm, obtuse, abaxially densely hirsute, adaxially glabrous, flowers 1-2 amongst leaves, pod ventricose, lanate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (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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