Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus apricus Bunge sect. Caprini |
Synonyms | Astragalus polyphyllus Bunge |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 1600-2400m |
Description | softly hirsute, subacaulescent, stipules lanate, petioles rigid, squarose, leaflets 18-25 pairs, complicate, oblong, obtuse, flowers 3-6, shortly pedicellate, pod ovoid, lanate |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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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