Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus ovczinnikovii Boriss. sect. Scheremeteviana |
Bibliography | Fl. Tadzhiksk. S.S.R. 5: 644 (1937) |
Native Range | Tajikistan to ne. Afghanistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2200-2700m |
Description | taproot, stipules lanceolate, leaves adpressed white hirsute, leaflets 18-25 pairs, suborbiculate, peduncles sparsely long hirsute, raceme 3-6cm long, many flowered |
Size | 25-35cm |
Color | yellow |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |