Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus wagneri Bartl.ex Bunge sect. Anthylloidei |
Synonyms | Astragalus karakuschensis Gontsch. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | shortly grey sericeous, stipules narrowly lanceolate, rigid, ciliate, leaflets 9-13 pairs, minute, approximate, complicate, obovate, flowers 3-4 in head, calyx ventricose |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | lax cushion |
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
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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