Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus pindreensis (Benth. ex Baker f.) Ali |
Bibliography | Kew Bull. 13: 312 (1958) |
Native Range | ne. Afghanistan to Xinjiang and Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2600-4300m |
Description | stems glabrescent, leaves imparipinnate, 1-2cm, pubescent, leaflets 4-7mm, obovate or elliptic, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially pilose, flowers in pedunculate raceme |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | 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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus candolleanus var. pindreensis Benth. ex Baker.f. Astragalus rhizanthus var. pindreensis (Benth. ex Baker f.) Podlech |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |