Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus patentipilosus Kitam. sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 17: 136 (1958) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 500-1500m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 8-14cm, shortly petiolate, leaflets ovate-elliptic, 8-9mm, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially hirsute, long ciliate, flowers sessile amongst leaves, 3-4cm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pinkish white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus grandiflorus Bunge Astragalus korovinianus Barneby Astragalus korovinianus f. elatior Rassulova |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |