Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus heterotrichus Gontsch. sect. Macrocystis |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 9: 149 (1946) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-2300m |
Description | leaves 7-14cm, leaflets 2-3-pairs, oval or ovate, acute, shortly aristate, densely pubescent, raceme lax, oblong, 5-10cm long, pod oblong, 7-10mm, obtuse |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellowish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan) |