Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus cernuiflorus Gontsch. sect. Pseudoammotrophus |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 9: 136 (1946) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2800-3000m |
Description | leaves 5-7cm, petiolate, leaflets 7-8 pairs, oblong, 9-12mm, thinly appresed hirsute, rounded, raceme short, umbellate, 7-10-flowered, flowers approximate, pendent, pod ca. 1cm |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late spring |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |