Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus darumbium (Bertero ex Colla) Gay trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Fl. Chil. 2: 112 (1847) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2700m |
Description | leaves numerous, 4-5cm, shortly petiolate, leaflets 6-8 pairs, linear-oblong, acute, 8-12mm, flowers numerous in dense head, pod pendent, glabrous, 3cm long |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | yellowish violet |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus atuelii Chodat & Wilczek Astragalus macrophysus (Phil.) Reiche Phaca macrophysa Phil. Sutherlandia darumbium Bertero ex Colla Tragacantha darumbium (Bertero ex Colla) Kuntze Tragacantha macrophysa (Phil.) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |