Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus centralis E.Sheld. sect. Laguropsis |
Bibliography | Minnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 132 (1894) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves 2-5cm, leaflets 3-5 pairs, elliptic, acute, 8-14mm, densely silvery sericeous, raceme spherical, dense, many flowered, flowers ca. 12mm long, pod ovoid, coriaceous |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | violet |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus kisylkumi Boriss. Astragalus microcystis Bunge Tragacantha microcystis (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, UZB Uzbekistan) |