Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus toppinianus Ali sect. Gontscharoviella |
Bibliography | Kew. Bull. 13: 309 (1958) |
Native Range | ne. Afghanistan to n. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-4300m |
Description | leaves imparipinnate, leaflets verticillate, whorls 4-12 of 3-6 leaflets, leaflets linear-obovate, acute, pubescent, flowers in scorpioid cyme, corolla to 3cm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |