Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus patagonicus (Phil.) Speg. |
Synonyms | Phaca patagonica Phil. |
Habitat | cold steppes |
Altitude | 0-2100m |
Description | leaflets linear, acuminate, flowers ca. 1cm long in dense head, pod compressed, ellipsoid, 25mm long, densely cinereous-setose, irregularly spotted |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | reddish violet |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | open 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 |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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