Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus fissuralis Alex. sect. Ornitholobium |
Bibliography | Věstn. Tiflissk. Bot. Sada 6: 49 (1902) |
Native Range | e. Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1100-2000m |
Description | appressed silvery pubescent, leaflets 2-4 pairs, obovate, obtuse, flowers 2-3 in raceme, corolla 20-22mm, pod oblong, 1-2cm long, white pubescent, rostrum acute |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | yellow, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) |