Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus caespitosulus Gontsch. sect. Trachycercis |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 9: 139 (1946) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 4-8cm, leaflets 7-10 pairs, oval, 3-5mm, rounded, densely grey hirsute, flowers 3-4, subradical, ca. 24mm long, pod sessile, oblong, coriaceous, lanate |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) |