Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus ikonnikovii Podlech sect. Erionotus |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3900-4000m |
Description | stipules glabrous, leaves 8-10mm, leaflets 22-28 pairs, elliptic, 5-9mm, adaxially densely lanate, abaxially adpressed hirsute, inflorescence sessile, 3-4-flowered |
Size | 7-10cm |
Color | yellow, turning purple |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 (Tadzhikistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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