Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus alexeenkoi Gontsch. sect. Caprini |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 2500-2800m |
Description | leaves 10-17cm long, petiolate, leaflets 20-25 pairs, ovate, 4-6mm, rounded, adpressed hirsute, flowers 21-26mm at base amongst leaves, pod 1cm, long white lanate, unilocular |
Size | 10-16cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, rich, 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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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