Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus arganaticus Bunge sect. Erioceras |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 39(II): 23 (1866) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | leaves 5-8cm long, leaflets 5-7 pairs, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 10-12mm long, abaxially densely hirsute, flowers 10-12, 25-27mm long, in raceme |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus arganaticus var. campylanthus Bunge Tragacantha arganatica (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |