Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus dolichocarpus Popov sect. Cytisodes |
Bibliography | Trudy Turkestansk. Gosud. Univ. 4: 62 (1922) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves 1-5cm, leaflets 3-6 pairs, lanceolate, 8-12mm long, raceme obovoid, 3-4cm, 10-12-flowered, flowers 20-26mm long, pod linear, 2-3cm long, white lanate |
Size | 6-15cm |
Color | violet |
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 | Myctirophora dolichocarpa (Popov) Nevski |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |