Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus rubrifolius V.V.Nikitin ex Kovalevsk. sect. Caprini |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | acaulescent, densely white to reddish hirsute, leaves 15-23cm, leaflets 10-13pairs, remote, 7-18mm, obovate, inflorescence pedunculate, lax, 5-6-flowered, corolla 3cm |
Size | 25-30cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Turkmenistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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