Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus nigrocalyx Slobodov ex Grig. sect. Aegacantha |
Bibliography | Fl. Tadzhiksk. S.S.R. 5: 674 (1937) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 2700-3500m |
Description | subpulvinate, leaves 3-5cm, leaflets 5-8 pairs, obovate, 4-10mm, sparsely hirsute, flowers axillary, pedicellate, calyx densely hirsute, corolla 14-17mm, pod white hirsute |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |