Rock Garden Plants
Astragalus kelleri Popov sect. Cytisodes 
Home
Families
Genus
Territory
Habitat
Synonyms
Types
Galery
Info
FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus kelleri Popov sect. Cytisodes
BibliographyTrudy Turkestansk. Nauchn. Obshch. 1: 36 (1923)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionacaulescent, 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
Size10-17cm
Colorpurple
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCryptorrhynchus kelleri (Popov) Nevski
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
Version 10.0
(c) 1990-2025 RNDr. Pavel Slabý