Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus pyrrhotrichus Boiss. sect. Caprini |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | densely adpressed lanate, stipules lanceolate, leaflets remote, 20-25 pairs, small, orbiculate, shortly petiolate, flowers 10-20 in lax raceme, calyx hirsute |
Size | 20-40cm |
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
Western Asia (Afghanistan ) 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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