Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus aktauensis Gontsch. sect. Caprini |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 600-2000m |
Description | leaves petiolate, leaflets lanceolate-linear, abaxially thinly sericeous, sometimes glabrous, peduncles 3-5cm, 3-4-flowered, pod globular, 15-20mm, rounded, white hirsute |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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 (Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
aktauensis chodshamastonicus Rassulova, Fl. Tadzhiksk. S.S.R. 6: 685 (1981)
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