| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Hedysarum gmelinii Ledeb. trib. Hedysareae |
| Synonyms | Hedysarum altaicum DC. |
| Hedysarum grandiflorum Schangin | |
| Hedysarum polymorphum Ledeb. | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 800-1800m |
| Description | leaves 6-10cm, leaflets 11-13, ovate to elliptic, 8-20mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially appressed pubescent, raceme dense, ovoid to oblong, calyx pubescent, corolla 15-17mm |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | pinkish purple, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (Central European Russia , East European Russia , South European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , China Southeast , 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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