Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus dielsii J.F.Macbr. |
Bibliography | Publ. Field. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 24 (1931) |
Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | silvery hirsute, leaves 5-7-jugate, leaflets obovate, shallowly emarginate, minute, flowers solitary, subsessile, calyx lobes triangular, pod ovoid, glabrous, 3mm |
Size | 2-9cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 diminutivus var. dielsii (J.F.Macbr.) Gómez-Sosa |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |