Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus complicatus Gillies |
Bibliography | Bot. Misc. 3: 187 (1833) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina (Mendoza) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2700-2900m |
Description | cinereous-grey, leaflets 6-7 pairs, obovate, minute, subcarnose, stipules membranous, connate, flowers few in short raceme, pod oblong, acute, coriaceous |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | |
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 | Tragacantha complicata (Gillies) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |