Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus distentus Boriss. sect. Tropidolobus |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 10: 52 (1947) |
Native Range | Central Asia (Pamir) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2300-2500m |
Description | leaves 12-20cm, leaflets 6-7 pairs, oblong-elliptic, 14-28mm, obtuse, green, sparsely appresed hirsute, raceme capitate, 8-16-flowered, flowers ca. 15mm, pod lanate |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, 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 (TZK Tadzhikistan) |