| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus mattam H.T.Tsai & T.T.Yu sect. Komaroviella |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3400-4000m |
| Description | white hirsute, leaves 2-4cm, petiolate, leaflets 4-6 pairs, elliptic, rounded, with distinct white margins, flowers 3-5 in short raceme, corolla 13-16mm long |
| Size | 4-15cm |
| Color | blue, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Qinghai) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
mattam macroflorus Y.H.Wu, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 20(1): 39 (1998)
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