Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus tacorensis Gómez-Soza trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Novon 20: 157 (2010) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry rocks and scree |
Altitude | 3700-4500m |
Description | leaves white pubescent, glabrescent, 1-2cm, leaflets 9-15, remote, oblong, emarginate, complicate, flowers subsessile, of 2, amongst leaves, pod white setose |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | blue-violet |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |