Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus suffalcatus Bunge sect. Dissitiflori |
Synonyms | Astragalus kandaharensis Širj. & Rech.f. |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | appresed hirsute, stipules shortly lanceolate, leaflets 2-3-pairs, oblong-lanceolate, raceme 5-8-flowered, pod linear, compressed, acute, white and black hirsute |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy 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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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