Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus connectens Podlech sect. Caprini |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1200-1600m |
Description | acaulescent, stipules hirsute, leaves 7-16cm, leaflets 9-14 pairs, 4-7mm, subcordate, blue-green, adaxially glabrous, inflorescence sessile, 1-2-flowered, corolla 23-27mm |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
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
Western Asia (Afghanistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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