Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus melanocomus Popov sect. Chaetodon |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 10: 24 (1947) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaflets 5-8 pairs, narrowly lanceolate, 15-24mm, adaxially glabrescent, abaxially densely pilose, raceme cylindrical, 7-11cm, many flowered, calyx ventricose, flowers 20-22mm |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | bright yellow |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus isophysus Nabiev |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |