Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus webbianus Benth. sect. Caprini |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Altitude | 3600-5000m |
Description | leaves 8-22cm, petiolate, leaflets 17-23 pairs, elliptic to obovate, rounded, abaxially sparsely hirsute, raceme 2-5-flowered, flowers 24-27mm long, pod ellipsoid, glabrous |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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