Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus despectus Podlech & L.R.Xu sect. Brachycarpus |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 5000-5100m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 2-3cm, petiolate, leaflets 5-8 pairs, narrowly elliptic, adaxially glabrous, obtuse, flowers in compact, spherical raceme, calyx densely black hirsute |
Size | 4-5cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | cushion |
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 (Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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