Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus willisii Popov sect. Anthylloidei |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 7-20cm, petiolate, leaflets 9-18 pairs, elliptic, mucronate, 4-10mm, raceme dense, ovoid, 4-7cm, bracts oblong, flowers ca. 2cm long, pod densely pubescent |
Size | 4-10cm |
Color | violet, whitish |
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 (Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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