Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus confertus Benth. ex Bunge sect. Komaroviella |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-4800m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 1-3cm, shortly petiolate, leaflets 5-9 pairs, elliptic, appressed hirsute, flowers 1-7 in raceme, calyx campanulate, corolla 10-12mm, pod pendent, hirsute |
Size | 2-10cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 |
Asia-Temperate
China (Qinghai , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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