Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus pseudoaustralis Fisch. & C.A.Mey. sect. Hemiphragmium |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | alpine |
Description | leaves pinnate, leaflets ovate, obtuse, flowers 10-15mm, calyx lobes as long as tube, pod glabrous, ovoid-triangular, on both ends obtuse, shortly pedicellate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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
Siberia (Altay , Krasnoyarsk ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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