Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus rubromarginatus Czerniak. sect. Caprini |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | leaflets 12-16 pairs, obovate or orbiculate, 5-10mm, obtuse or retuse, flowers subsessile amongst leaves, calyx lanate, corolla 27-30mm long, pod white lanate, mucronate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | whitish rose |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy 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 ) Western Asia (Iran) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
rubromarginatus oeroilanicus (Popov) Podlech, Mitt. Bot. Staassaml. München 25: 493 (1988)
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