Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus venturii I.M.Johnst. |
Bibliography | J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 398 (1947) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-4700m |
Description | leaves 1-2cm, leaflets 2-3-pairs, 2-7mm, broadly oblanceolate, appresed hirsute, flowers 1-2, subsessile, pod compressed |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | blue, violet |
Bloom | late spring, 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 |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |