Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus erythrosemius Boiss. sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient., Suppl.: 179 (1888) |
Native Range | e. Afghanistan to nw. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 2300-3000m |
Description | acaulescent, stipules thin, glabrous, leaves 10-20cm, 10-20-jugate, leaflets elliptic to ovate, rounded, bluish, 8-10mm, inflorescence sessile, 2-6-flowered, corolla 18-20mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow, reddish |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |