Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus kusnetzovii Popov ex Kovalevsk. sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Opred. Rast. Sred. Azii 6: 354 (1981) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | acaulescent, woody-based, leaves 10-26cm, leaflets 15-18-pairs, oblong, obtuse, 10-16mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially long hirsute, flowers 2-4, radical, amongst leaves |
Size | 12-35cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus kusnezovii Popov |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |