Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus tibetanus Benth. ex Bunge sect. Hypoglottidei |
Synonyms | Astragalus narynensis Freyn |
Astragalus olufsenii Freyn | |
Astragalus talievii Širj. | |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 800-4000m |
Description | leaves 3-11cm long, leaflets 8-14 pairs, elliptic, 5-15mm, hirsute, flowers in capitate raceme, corolla 16-22mm, pod pedicellate, oblong, thinly coriaceous, black hirsute |
Size | 5-35cm |
Color | bluish violet, pale lilac |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained 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 , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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