Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus leptus Boiss. sect. Aegacantha |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 2: 305 (1872) |
Native Range | Afghanistan to sw. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2100m |
Description | leaves paripinnate, leaflets 12-22, 4-5mm, elliptic, oblong, obtuse, mucronate, densely pubescent, inflorescence axillary, 1-2-flowered, flowers 2-3cm long, pod hispid |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus spinellifer Rech.f. & Gilli Tragacantha lepta (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |