Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus smithianus E.Peter sect. Ebracteolati |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Altitude | 4800-5000m |
Description | leaves 4-6cm, leaflets 1-2pairs, ovate to suborbiculate, 8-20mm, glabrous or ciliate, flowers pendent, 1-4, in lax raceme, corolla 10-12mm long, pod black pubescent |
Size | 8-12cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Qinghai) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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