Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus dianthus Bunge sect. Dissitiflori |
Bibliography | Izv. Imp. Obshch. Lyubit. Estestv. Moskovsk. Univ. 26(2): 283 (1880) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 2-5cm, leaflets 6-8 pairs, linear, 3-7mm, obtuse, silvery white hirsute, raceme lax, flowers 20-24mm long, pod sessile, linear, 3-4cm, sparsely hirsute |
Size | 4-12cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |