Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus sangesuricus Boriss. sect. Adiaspastus |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-2700m |
Description | leaflets 6-9 pairs, oblong, green, glabrous, mucronate, flowers 3-5, axillary, producing heads, corolla 18-22mm, pod oblong-ovoid, acute, shortly appressed hirsute |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | spinose shrub |
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
Caucasus (Transcaucasus) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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