Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus cupulicalycinus S.B.Ho & Y.C.Ho sect. Helmia |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 500-600m |
Description | leaves 5-7cm, leaflets 1-2 pairs, narrowly obovate, acute, 15-25mm, abaxially densely white hirsute, flowers 5-8 in dense raceme, corolla 15-20mm long, pod narrowly ovoid |
Size | 7-10cm |
Color | reddish purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, moist, sandy soil |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Xinjiang) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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