Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus erioceras Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Ledeb. sect. Erioceras |
Bibliography | Fl. Ross. 1: 626 (1843) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | leaves 3-4cm, petiolate, leaflets 3-4-pairs, lanceolate, 7-17mm, acute, grey hirsute, raceme short, subumbellate, 4-6-flowered, pod linear, 2cm long, adpressed lanate |
Size | 6-15cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Philammos erioceras (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Steven Tragacantha erioceras (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TKM Turkmenistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |