Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus mailiensis B.Fedtsch. sect. Dissitiflori |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves 8-11cm, leaflets 4-6 pairs, obovate, 7-10mm, obtuse, sparsely appresed hirsute, grey-green, raceme elongate, lax, remotely 10-14-flowered, flowers ca. 12mm long |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 (Kirgizistan , 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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