Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus munroi Benth. ex Bunge sect. Lithophilus |
Synonyms | Astragalus longicalyx C.C.Ni & P.C.Li |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3000-5200m |
Description | stems densely white hirsute, leaflets 19-21 pairs, oblanceolate, obtuse, flowers in dense head, sepals linear-aristate, corolla 25mm long |
Size | 30-70cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 (Tibet , Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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