Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus athranthus Podlech & L.R.Xu sect. Brachycarpus |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4000-4100m |
Description | stoloniferous, leaves 3-5cm, leaflets 5-8 pairs, narrowly elliptic, abaxially hirsute, adaxially glabrous, obtuse to acute, flowers in compact raceme, calyx black hirsute |
Size | 3-15cm |
Color | yellowish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Qinghai) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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