Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus alaschanus Bunge ex Maxim. sect. Oroboidei |
Synonyms | Astragalus chingianus E.Peter |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-2000m |
Description | leaves 2-5cm , subsessile, leaflets 5-8 pairs, elliptic to obovate, rounded, abaxially sparsely hirsute, raceme dense, many flowered, corolla 7-8mm, pod ellipsoid, white hirsute |
Size | 8-20cm |
Color | greenish yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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
China (Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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