Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus longipetalus Chater sect. Caprini |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | softly adpressed hirsute, leaflets 8-14 pairs, oval or orbiculate-oval, flowers 4-8 in raceme, corolla 27-30mm long, pod pedicellate, ventricose, globular, acuminate |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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 |
Europe
Eastern Europe (East European Russia , South European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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