Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus megalomerus Bunge sect. Macrocystis |
Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 7: 379 (1880) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | subacaulescent, leaves 7-20cm long, leaflets 2-3-pairs, orbiculate-ovate, with aristate tip, rigid, hirsute, raceme ovoid, loosely 16-20-flowered, flowers 25-28mm |
Size | 12-20cm |
Color | pale rose |
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 | Tragacantha megalomera (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |