Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus brackenridgei A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 15: 416 (1854) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3500-5000m |
Description | stipules vaginate, leaves thinly petiolate, leaflets 7-14 pairs, linear to oblong, raceme very short, densely black hirsute, pod ovoid, 6-8mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue-violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus salubris J.F.Macbr. Tragacantha brackenridgei (A.Gray) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |