Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus pakistanicus Podlech sect. Caprini |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2700-3000m |
Description | leaves 6-15mm, leaflets 9-12 pairs, 4-9mm, elliptic, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sparsely appresed hirsute, inflorescence shortly pedunculate, 1-3-flowered, corolla 3cm |
Size | 17-20cm |
Color | yellow |
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-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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