Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus cracca DC. |
Bibliography | Astragalogia 101 (1802) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-3500m |
Description | glabrescent, pale green, leaflets 7-12 pairs, oblong-lanceolate, 7-15mm, stipules 4-5mm, peduncles thin, 5-8cm, flowers 1cm in lax raceme, pod sessile, ventricose |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus ocrosianus Ulbr. Craccina cracca (DC.) Steven Tragacantha cracca (DC.) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |