Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus kuschkensis Boriss. sect. Caprini |
Synonyms | Astragalus nudus Gontsch. |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 400-1500m |
Description | glabrous, leaves 15-24cm, petiolate, leaflets lanceolate, elongate-acute, 8-20mm, flowers 2-3, shortly pedicellate, amongst leaves, corolla 28-29mm, pod spherically ovoid, 2cm |
Size | 18-24cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Turkmenistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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