Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus lipskyi Popov sect. Caprini |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-1200m |
Description | leaves 14-25cm, shortly petiolate, leaflets 18-28 pairs, oblong-lanceolate, 10-15mm, adaxially glabrous, bright green, flowers 2-3, subsessile amongst leaves |
Size | 16-25cm |
Color | yellow, turning purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | 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
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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