Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus argaeus Boiss. & Balansa sect. Argaeus |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-3200m |
Description | acaulescent, densely sericeous hirsute, stipules lanceolate, leaflets 4-5 pairs, elliptic, obtuse, revolute, flowers 1-3, sessile in axils od upper leaves, bracts lanceolate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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