Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus acmophyllus Bunge sect. Rhacophorus |
Synonyms | Astragalus acmotrichus Bunge |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-2800m |
Description | leaves 2-4cm, rachis spinose, leaflets 10-14, 5-10mm long, narrowly elliptic, mucronate, adpressed hirsute, flowers sessile, inflorescence spherical, 2-3cm, corolla 15-17mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | spinose shrub |
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
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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