Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus trifoliatus Phil. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 28: 681 (1858) |
Native Range | c. Chile (Valparaíso) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | velutinous hirsute, leaves 5cm, petiolate, leaflets 3, subrhombic, flowers in short, dense raceme, corolla basally yellow, pod ovoid, curvate, pubescent |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny 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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus valparaisiensis Speg. Tragacantha trifoliata (Phil.) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |