Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus farctissimus Lipsky sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 26: 150 (1910) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
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 | 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 janischewskyi Popov |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |