Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus adpressipilosus Gontsch. sect. Gontscharoviella |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-4100m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, leaflets of 4-6 in 6-9 whorls, oblong, obtuse, mucronulate, 6-15mm, appresed hirsute, flowers subbasal, pod ventricose, densely hirsute |
Size | 6-20cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | cushion |
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 |
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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