Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus leptocaulis Ledeb. sect. Craccina |
Bibliography | Fl. Altaic. 3: 296 (1831) |
Native Range | s. Altay to Kazakhstan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves 2-4cm, thinly petiolate, leaflets 4-6 pairs, linear, 8-14mm, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sparsely white hirsute, raceme oblong, 3-5cm, lax, remotely 7-10-flowered |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring, early 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 |
Synonyms | Craccina leptocaulis (Ledeb.) Steven Tragacantha leptocaulis (Ledeb.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |