Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus alexejii Gontsch. sect. Caprini |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, leaflets 16-20 pairs, obovate-orbiculate, retuse, 7-12mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially densely lanate, densely ciliate, raceme 3-4cm long |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
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 (Uzbekistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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