Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus flemingii Ali sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Kew Bull. 13: 311 (1958) |
Native Range | s. Afghanistan to nw. India |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 600-1300m |
Description | subcaulescent, leaves imparipinnate, petiolate, leaflets 15 pairs, linear, abaxially pubescent, adaxially glabrous, obtuse, flowers in pedunculate raceme, calyx pubescent |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | yellow, turning purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (IND India, PAK Pakistan) |