Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus alaicus Freyn sect. Gontscharoviella |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2. 4: 766 (1904) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 2400-4200m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 5-14cm, petiolate, leaflets of 6 in 7-15 approximate whorls, linear, obtuse, 7-11mm, adpressed hirsute, flowers numerous, subbasal, 21-26mm long |
Size | 6-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |