Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus bowes-lyonii Podlech sect. Brachycarpus |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3600-3700m |
Description | acaulescent, appresed hirsute, stipules greenish, triangular, leaves 5-6-jugate, leaflets remote, elliptic, 5-12mm, acute, adaxially glabrous, plicate, raceme compact |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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