Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus kadschorensis Bunge sect. Onobrychoidei |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 11(16): 103 (1868) |
Native Range | w. Transcaucasus to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1000-1500m |
Description | grey-green, leaflets 8-16 pairs, oblong-linear, flowers in dense capitate raceme, corolla 18-22mm long, pod ovoid-oblong, adpressed pubescent, rostrum curvate |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | bright purple |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Tragacantha kadschorensis (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |