Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus aschuturi B.Fedtsch. sect. Chaetodon |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | leaves 2-3cm, leaflets 3-6 pairs, ovate, acute, 3-7mm, grey appresed hirsute, raceme densely capitate, globose, 3cm, 10-15-flowered, flowers 18-21mm, pod lanceolate, hirsute |
Size | 4-6cm |
Color | dirty yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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 (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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