Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus alexejii Gontsch. sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 10: 32 (1947) |
Native Range | Central Asia (Pamir) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, leaflets 16-20 pairs, obovate-orbiculate, retuse, 7-12mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially densely lanate, densely ciliate, raceme 3-4cm long |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (UZB Uzbekistan) |