Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus mackeviczii Gontsch. sect. Corethrum |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 9: 133 (1946) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | subacaulescent, leaflets 3-6cm, leaflets 2-3-pairs. 6-15mm, sparsely appresed hirsute, raceme 8-12cm, many flowered, flowers 8-9mm, pod sessile, ovoid, 6-7mm long, ventricose |
Size | 21-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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 (KGZ Kirgizistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |