Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus imetensis Boriss. sect. Brachycarpus |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 10: 43 (1947) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | taproot, glaucous, leaves 5-7cm, shortly petiolate, leaflets 5-6 pairs, oblong, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, inflorescence dense, cylindrical, many flowered raceme, flowers 6-7mm |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan) |