Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus kelleri Popov sect. Cytisodes |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | lowland-montane |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 4-10cm, leaflets 8-12-pairs, broadly elliptic, obtuse, mucronate, 7-10mm, patule-hirsute, raceme ovoid, 4-8cm, loosely many flowered, flowers 18-22mm |
Size | 10-17cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 (Turkmenistan , 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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