Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus darumbium (Bertero ex Colla) Gay trib. Galegeae |
Synonyms | Sutherlandia darumbium Bertero ex Colla |
Astragalus atuelii Chodat & Wilczek | |
Astragalus macrophysus (Phil.) Reiche | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2700m |
Description | leaves numerous, 4-5cm, shortly petiolate, leaflets 6-8 pairs, linear-oblong, acute, 8-12mm, flowers numerous in dense head, pod pendent, glabrous, 3cm long |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | yellowish violet |
Bloom | 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 Northwest , Chile Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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