Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus chaetodon Bunge sect. Chaetodon |
Bibliography | Beitr. Fl. Russl.: 96 (1852) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | adpressed white hirsute, stipules ovate-triangular, leaflets 7-9 pairs, oblong, acute, heads compact, short, ovate, bracts oblong-lanceolate, calyx lobes subulate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 | Tragacantha chaetodon (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, UZB Uzbekistan) |