Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus romasanus Ulbr. trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 421 (1906) |
Native Range | w. Bolivia to wc. Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | stipules membranous, vaginate, leaflets 10-15 pairs, oval or oblong, obtuse, 4-8mm, scapes 4-7cm, with 4-12 distinctly pedicelate flowers, pod 10-15mm, pale hirsute |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |