Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus nucleosus Popov sect. Cytisodes |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-1600m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 5-15cm, leaflets 11-15 pairs, lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, acute, lanate, flowers large, 25-30mm long, pod sessile, ovate-oblong, densely hirsute |
Size | 10-12cm |
Color | |
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 , Uzbekistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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