Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus substipitatus Gontsch. sect. Caprini |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 400-1500m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 10-15cm long, petiolate, leaflets 16-22-pairs, ovate, rounded, 6-15mm, adaxially glabrous, flowers sessile amongst leaves, corolla 23-27mm, pod ovoid |
Size | 7-20cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
Bloom | spring |
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 (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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