Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus ammodytes Pall. sect. Ammodytes |
Habitat | sands |
Description | densely white lanate, leaflets 2-4 pairs, obovate, obtuse, flower subsessile, solitary, 18-25mm long, pod 4-5mm long, white pubescent, calyx persistent |
Size | 3-6cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan ) China (China North-Central , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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