Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus domeykoanus (Phil.) Reiche |
Bibliography | Fl. Chile 2: 93 (1897) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-2500m |
Description | glabrous, green, leaves 25mm long, leaflets 11-21 pairs, obcordate, 2-6mm, complicate, carnose, flowers 4-8, 6-8mm long, in cluster, pod small, slightly ventricose, papery |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | violet-yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus orites (Phil.) Reiche Phaca domeykoana Phil. Phaca orites Phil. Tragacantha procumbens var. glabrescens Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central) |