Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus chorgossicus Lipsky sect. Ornitholobium |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 600-1200m |
Description | leaves 3-5cm long, petiolate, leaflets 3-4-pairs, narrowly elliptic to linear, sparsely hirsute, raceme 4-8cm, loosely 5-10-flowered, flowers ca. 25mm, pod oblong, erect, glabrous |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | rose, pale violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 ) China (Xinjiang) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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