Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus kirghisorum Gontsch. sect. Caprini |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | leaves 12-25cm, petiolate, leaflets 15-19-pairs, oval, rounded, glabrous, raceme shortly pedunculate, loosely 3-6-flowered, bracts linear, sparsely ciliate, flowers 3cm |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kirgizistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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