Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus alexeenkoi Gontsch. sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Fl. Tadzhiksk S.S.R. 5: 669 (1937) |
Native Range | Central Asia (w. Pamir) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 2500-2800m |
Description | leaves 10-17cm long, petiolate, leaflets 20-25 pairs, ovate, 4-6mm, rounded, adpressed hirsute, flowers 21-26mm at base amongst leaves, pod 1cm, long white lanate, unilocular |
Size | 10-16cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
Bloom | summer |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan) |