Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus dombeyi Fisch. |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 26(II): 483 (1853) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2500-3500m |
Description | greyish pubescent, leaves pinnate, petiole persistent, spinose, leaflets 3mm, elliptic, rounded, retuse, flowers of two, sessile, calyx oblong-campanulate |
Size | 8-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | shrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus alienus A.Gray Astragalus imputatus J.F.Macbr. Tragacantha aliena (A.Gray) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |