Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus laetus Bunge sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 11(16): 34 (1868) |
Native Range | Afghanistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1100-3200m |
Description | glabrous, acaulescent, leaflets remote, 8-10 pairs, oblong-ovate, acute, flowers 3-4 in lax raceme, calyx lobes lanceolate, pod glabrous, obtuse, shortly mucronate |
Size | 8-25cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 grantii Bunge Astragalus leiocalyx Benth. ex Bunge Tragacantha grantii (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha laeta (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha leiocalyx (Benth. ex Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |