Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus subbijugus Ledeb. sect. Erioceras |
Bibliography | Fl. Ross. 1: 627 (1843) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | grey sericeous, stipules short, hirsute, leaflets petiolate, 1-2pairs, large, oblong-elliptic, acute, flowers 2-5 in shortly pedunculate head, bracts ovate-lanceolate |
Size | 5-7cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 cygneus Fisch. ex Bunge Tragacantha subbijuga (Ledeb.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TKM Turkmenistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |