Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus ammotrophus Bunge sect. Ammotrophus |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 11(16): 112 (1868) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | adpressed grey hirsute, stipules membranous, connate, leaflets remote, 3-7pairs, obovate-orbiculate, flowers few in short head, calyx softly white hirsute |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | 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 | Tragacantha ammotropha (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |