Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus peduncularis Benth. sect. Uliginosi |
Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [J.F.Royle]: 199 (1835) |
Native Range | Central Asia to nw. Afghanistan and w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaflets 6-10 pairs, elliptic, obtuse, flowers in long pedunculate raceme, calyx tubular campanulate, at base saccate-calcarate |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus corydalinus Bunge Tragacantha peduncularis (Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |