Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus parodii I.M.Johnst. |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1000-2500m |
Description | stems partially subterranean, leaves dense, leaflets 3-6 pairs, complicate, narrowly oblong, 3-10mm, abaxially setose, flowers 4-7 in lax raceme, pod oblong, pendent |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina Northeast) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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