Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus mirabilis Lipsky sect. Pendulina |
Synonyms | Astragalus gahiratensis Ali |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-2700m |
Description | leaves imparipinnate, long petiolate, leaflets 13-31, filiform to ovate, sparsely pubescent, flowers 8-20 in pedunculate raceme, corolla 20-25mm, pod minutely strigose |
Size | 2-15cm |
Color | whitish, greenish yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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 |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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