Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus djigensis Franch. sect. Pseudoammotrophus |
Bibliography | Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 2: 344 (1896) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4300-4500m |
Description | leaves 2-3cm long, leaflets 5-6 pairs, 3-6mm, long ovate, abaxially appresed pilose, adaxially glabrous, flowers up to 10 in dense head, bracts ovate, corolla 15mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purplish violet |
Bloom | late spring, 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 akbaitalensis B.Fedtsch. ex O.Fedtsch. Astragalus tranzschellii Boriss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) |