Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus kashmirensis Bunge sect. Lithophilus |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | leaves imparipinnate, petiolate, leaflets 29-33 pairs, oblong, obtuse, long pubescent, flowers in dense raceme, sepals linear, corolla 25mm, pod oblong with long rostrum |
Size | 20-30cm |
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 , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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