Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus asplundii I.M.Johnst. trib. Galegeae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-4800m |
Description | stems ramose, leaflets 5-8 pairs, lanceolate or lanceolate-ovate, 3-10mm, acuminate, lanate-tomentose, flowers in dense head, corolla ca. 15mm, pod densely lanate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
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 |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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