Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus ochranthus Gontsch. sect. Erionotus |
Bibliography | Fl. Tadzhiksk. S.S.R. 5: 659 (1937) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-1800m |
Description | leaves 5-11cm, shortly petiolate, leaflets 20-34-pairs, oval, 3-6mm, acute, adaxially white floccose, raceme shortly pedunculate, amongst leaves, calyx lanate, flowers 17-22mm |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | whitish rose |
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 | Astragalus barrowianus ssp. ochranthus (Gontsch.) Kamelin |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan) |