Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus pakistanicus Podlech sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 25: 502 (1988) |
Native Range | nw. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2700-3000m |
Description | leaves 6-15mm, leaflets 9-12 pairs, 4-9mm, elliptic, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sparsely appresed hirsute, inflorescence shortly pedunculate, 1-3-flowered, corolla 3cm |
Size | 17-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |