Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus infestus Boiss. sect. Aegacantha |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 95 (1849) |
Native Range | e. Afghanistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | spinose, leaves paripinnate, leaflets 10-14, opposite, 5-10mm, elliptic, entire, acute, subglabrous, flowers 2-3 in raceme, corolla 15mm long, pod hispid |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
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 | Tragacantha infesta (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |