Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus suffalcatus Bunge sect. Dissitiflori |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 125 (1868) |
Native Range | Afghanistan to w. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | appresed hirsute, stipules shortly lanceolate, leaflets 2-3-pairs, oblong-lanceolate, raceme 5-8-flowered, pod linear, compressed, acute, white and black hirsute |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 | Astragalus kandaharensis Širj. & Rech.f. Tragacantha suffalcata (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |