Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus bryogenes Barneby |
Synonyms | Astragalus cuetracasasii J.F.Macbr. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4000-4500m |
Description | leaves green, sparsely pilose, glabrescent, 1-2cm long, leaflets 9-12 pairs, oblong, obtuse, ca. 2mm, flowers 7mm, 1-3, shortly pedicellate, axillary, calyx black pubescent |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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