Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus lipskyi Popov sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 4: 158 (1923) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-1200m |
Description | leaves 14-25cm, shortly petiolate, leaflets 18-28 pairs, oblong-lanceolate, 10-15mm, adaxially glabrous, bright green, flowers 2-3, subsessile amongst leaves |
Size | 16-25cm |
Color | yellow, turning purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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, UZB Uzbekistan) |