| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Atraphaxis frutescens (L.) K.Koch |
| Synonyms | Polygonum frutescens L. |
| Tragopyrum glaucum Spreng. | |
| Tragopyrum lanceolatum M.Bieb. | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 500-3000m |
| Description | leaves deciduous, 10-17mm, linear-lanceolate to oblong, blue to grey-green, white spinose, flowers in short, terminal raceme |
| Size | 30-100cm |
| Color | greenish white, pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | spinose shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
| Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (South European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan ) China (Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLYGONACEAE
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