Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus turcomanicus (Bunge) Bunge sect. Ammodendron |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 130 (1868) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | leaves 1-2cm, leaflets 1-2pairs, linear, obtuse, appresed white hirsute, raceme short, dense, 2-7-flowered, flowers approximate, corolla 14-20mm, pod oblong, acute, lanate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus deserti Popov Astragalus hyrcanus var. turcomanicus Bunge |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TKM Turkmenistan) |