Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus tetrastichus Bunge sect. Paracystium |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 5-10cm, petiolate, leaflets 5-9 pairs, oval, rounded, 6-9mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially hirsute, raceme short, 2-5-flowered, corolla 20-25mm, pod ventricose |
Size | 8-13cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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