Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus stenocystis Bunge sect. Chaetodon |
Bibliography | Izv. Imp. Obshch. Lyubit. Estestv. Moskovsk. Univ. 26(2): 301 (1880) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | leaves 5-13cm, leaflets lanceolate, 15-25mm long, acute, subulate-mucronate, adpressed hirsute, scape 3-6cm, lanate, raceme narrowly cylindrical, 5-9cm, many flowered |
Size | 13-30cm |
Color | yellow |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus chaeturus Popov Astragalus excelsior Popov Astragalus nigromontanus Popov Cryptorrhynchus stenocystis (Bunge) Nevski |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |