Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus falciger Popov sect. Dissitiflori |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | subalpine |
Description | leaves 1-2cm long, shortly petiolate, leaflets 3-5 pairs, filiform, acute, 5-15mm, hirsute, raceme dense, capitate, 5-10-flowered, flowers 18-20mm long, pod linear, acute |
Size | 8-13cm |
Color | rose, purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | 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
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , 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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