Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus subspinescens Popov sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Trudy Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ., Ser. 8b, Bot. 3: 21 (1928) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 12-20cm, petioles lignify, acerose, leaflets 15-20cm, lanceolate-oblong, obtuse, glabrous, flowers of 2, pedicellate, amongst leaves, corolla 20-22mm |
Size | 15-23cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Myobroma subspinescens (Popov) Nevski |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |