Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus kelleri Popov sect. Cytisodes |
Bibliography | Trudy Turkestansk. Nauchn. Obshch. 1: 36 (1923) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 4-10cm, leaflets 8-12-pairs, broadly elliptic, obtuse, mucronate, 7-10mm, patule-hirsute, raceme ovoid, 4-8cm, loosely many flowered, flowers 18-22mm |
Size | 10-17cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 | Cryptorrhynchus kelleri (Popov) Nevski |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |