Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus leptocaulis Ledeb. sect. Craccina |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | montane |
Description | leaves 2-4cm, thinly petiolate, leaflets 4-6 pairs, linear, 8-14mm, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sparsely white hirsute, raceme oblong, 3-5cm, lax, remotely 7-10-flowered |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | 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
Siberia (Altay ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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