Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus plumbeus (Nevski) Gontsch. sect. Laguropsis |
Synonyms | Oedicephalus plumbeus Nevski |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves 5-8cm, leaflets 4-5 pairs, elliptic, rigid, acute, 10-14mm, densely cinereous-pubescent, raceme spherical, dense, 12-25-flowered, flowers ca. 17mm long |
Size | 20-23cm |
Color | yellow |
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 (Turkmenistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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