Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus nucleosus Popov sect. Cytisodes |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 10: 19 (1947) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-1600m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 5-15cm, leaflets 11-15 pairs, lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, acute, lanate, flowers large, 25-30mm long, pod sessile, ovate-oblong, densely hirsute |
Size | 10-12cm |
Color | |
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 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, UZB Uzbekistan) |