Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus peterae H.T.Tsai & T.T.Yu sect. Oroboidei |
Synonyms | Astragalus abramovii Gontsch. |
Astragalus pseudobrachytropis Gontsch. | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2700-4100m |
Description | leaves 5-9cm long, thinly petiolate, leaflets 7-9 pairs, elliptic, obtuse or emarginate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sparsely white hirsute, raceme many flowered |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | blue, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (China South-Central , Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , 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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