Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus reichei Speg. trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 7: 264 (1902) |
Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-4500m |
Description | leaves small, 8mm long, leaflets 7 pairs, ovate, flowers 1-2, terminal, larger than leaves, calyx white hirsute |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 compactus (Phil.) Reiche Phaca compacta Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |