Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus neuquenensis Gómez-Sosa |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | stems green-yellow, leaves ca. 11cm, leaflets 5-7 pairs, 8-10mm, linear, obtuse, emarginate, flat, flowers 7-11 in lax head, pod sericeous, linear, compressed |
Size | 7-10cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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