Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus asplundii I.M.Johnst. trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 366 (1947) |
Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-4800m |
Description | stems ramose, leaflets 5-8 pairs, lanceolate or lanceolate-ovate, 3-10mm, acuminate, lanate-tomentose, flowers in dense head, corolla ca. 15mm, pod densely lanate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
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 |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |