Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus supinus C.A.Mey. ex Bunge sect. Hypoglottidei |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 51 (1868) |
Native Range | w. Transcaucasus |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 2200-3500m |
Description | appresed grey hirsute, stipules connate, membranous, broadly oblong, leaflets 10-12 pairs, minute, oblong or obcordate, flowers 3-5 in lax head, pod white pubescent |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | ochre |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Tragacantha supina (C.A.Mey. ex Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) |