Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus tschujensis Bunge sect. Hemiphragmium |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | alpine |
Description | leaflets 7-8 pairs, oblong-ovate, obtuse, 4-7mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially grey hirsute, flowers in short raceme, corolla 12-15mm long, pod ventricose, pendent, glabrous |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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
Siberia (Altay , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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