Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus karelinianus Popov sect. Dissitiflori |
Bibliography | Fl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 12: 695 (1946) |
Native Range | European Russia to w. Siberia and Kazakhstan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | leaves 2-6cm, leaflets 2-7 pairs, narrowly linear to oblong, abaxially appressed hirsute, adaxially glabrous, flowers 3-10 in lax raceme, corolla 17-33mm, pod linear-subulate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | whitish, violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus karelinianus var. violaceus Knjaz. & Kulikov Astragalus virescens Kar. ex Ledeb. |
Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |