Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus levidensis Podlech & L.R.Xu sect. Trachycercis |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3300-3500m |
Description | acaulescent, appresed hirsute, leaves 2-5cm, petiolate, leaflets 4-6 pairs, elliptic, 3-7mm, racemes sessile, 1-3-flowered, calyx 7-9mm, white hirsute, lobes subulate |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
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
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