Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus knorringianus Boriss. sect. Dissitiflori |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 10: 56 (1947) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | acaulescent, grey-green, appresed pubescent, leaves 2-5cm, leaflets 7-9 pairs, linear, 5-11mm long, acute, raceme 2-3-flowered, flowers 33-36mm long |
Size | 5-7cm |
Color | yellow |
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 (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |