Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus psilacanthus Boiss. sect. Aegacantha |
Synonyms | Astragalus decimjugus Bunge |
Astragalus myriocladus Širj. & Rech.f. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves paripinnate, leaflets 10-16, opposite, 4-6mm long, elliptic to oblanceolate, entire, acute, densely pubescent, inflorescence axillary, 1-2-flowered, flowers ca. 35mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | spinose shrub |
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
Western Asia (Afghanistan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
psilacanthus pseudopsilocentros I.Deml, Boissiera 21: 148 (1972)
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