Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus captiosus Boriss. sect. Onobrychoidei |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 10: 48 (1947) |
Native Range | Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-2100m |
Description | sparsely appresed hirsute, leaves 1-3cm, subsessile, leaflets 8-12-pairs, green, adaxially glabrous, ovate, 2-5mm, obtuse, inflorescence dense, few-flowered, capitate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | 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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus captiosus var. ketzkhovelii (Kharadze) Sytin Astragalus interpositus Boriss. Astragalus ketzkhovelii Kharadze Astragalus klukhoricus Sosn. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |