Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus rotundus Gontsch. sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 9: 120 (1946) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 13-28cm, petiolate, leaflets 10-15 pairs, orbiculate, retuse, 15-20mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially hirsute, flowers 2-5 subsessile amongst leaves |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (UZB Uzbekistan) |