Rock Garden Plants
Astragalus dombeyi Fisch.  
Home
Families
Genus
Territory
Habitat
Synonyms
Types
Galery
Info
FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus dombeyi Fisch. 
BibliographyBull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 26(II): 483 (1853)
Native RangePeru
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude2500-3500m
Descriptiongreyish pubescent, leaves pinnate, petiole persistent, spinose, leaflets 3mm, elliptic, rounded, retuse, flowers of two, sessile, calyx oblong-campanulate
Size8-10cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAstragalus alienus A.Gray
Astragalus imputatus J.F.Macbr.
Tragacantha aliena (A.Gray) Kuntze
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (PER Peru)
Version 10.0
(c) 1990-2025 RNDr. Pavel Slabý