Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus glabrifolius Bunge sect. Macrophyllium |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 11(16): 93 (1868) |
Native Range | c. & e. Afghanistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | glabrous, spines long, stipules shortly lanceolate, ciliate, leaflets remote, 5-6 pairs, oblong, flat, coriaceous, acerose-apiculate, flowers in large, ovoid head |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 | Astracantha elisabethae (Širj. & Rech.f.) Podlech Astracantha glabrifolia (Bunge) Podlech Astragalus elisabethae Širj. & Rech.f. Tragacantha glabrifolia (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |