Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus georgii Gontsch. sect. Cytisodes |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 10: 40 (1947) |
Native Range | Central Asia (Karatau) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves 2-3cm long, leaflets 3, approximate, obovate, rounded, 5-10mm long, loosely white hirsute, raceme capitate, globose, dense, 2-3cm long, flowers ca. 22mm |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |