Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus farctissimus Lipsky sect. Caprini |
Synonyms | Astragalus janischewskyi Popov |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-1900m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves to 20cm long, leaflets 25-28pairs, elliptic, adaxially glabrous, abaxially pilose, scape 3-5-flowered, shorter than leaves, bracts linear |
Size | 13-25cm |
Color | yellow, turning purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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