Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus macropetalus Schrenk sect. Helmia |
Bibliography | Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 3: 307 (1844) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 7-10cm, leaflets 15-18-pairs, oblong, rounded, 7-12mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially densely adpressed hirsute, raceme loosely 6-10-flowered |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
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 |
Synonyms | Tragacantha macropetala (Schrenk) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, UZB Uzbekistan) |