Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus magellanicus Gómez-Sosa trib. Galegeae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | leaflets 4-7pairs, oblong or broadly elliptic, 5-8mm, obtuse, grey hirsute, flowers 3-5 in terminal cluster, pod ovoid, 1-2cm long |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
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 |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile Central , Chile South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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