Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus geminiflorus Bonpl. |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-4800m |
Description | leaves imparipinnate, leaflets crowded, oblong, silvery sericeous, 2-3mm long, flowers 1-2, sessile, axillary, pod bilocular, sericeous, 6-8mm long, ovoid |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Ecuador) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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