Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus balchanensis Boriss. sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Fl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 12: 185 (1946) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1400-1800m |
Description | leaves 6-14cm, petiolate, leaflets 20-35 pairs, oblong, 5-7mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially shortly hirsute, raceme subsessile, flowers 22-25mm, pod oblong, sparsely lanate |
Size | 10-14cm |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus rubriflorus Gontsch. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) |