Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus alpamarcae A.Gray |
Bibliography | U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 15: 417 (1854) |
Native Range | c. Peru |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stipules vaginate, leaves numerous, 5-10mm, leaflets 5-10 pairs, oval or obcordate, silvery lanate, glabrescent, flowers ca. 5mm long, solitary or of 2, terminal, sessile |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 alpamarcae (A.Gray) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |