Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus minshanensis K.T.Fu sect. Galegiformis |
Synonyms | Astragalus xiqingshanicus Y.H.Wu |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3700-4000m |
Description | leaves 8-10cm, leaflets 13-18 pairs, narrowly elliptic, 8-12mm, subglabrous, ciliate, flowers 5-12 in raceme, pod elipsoid, ventricose, 1-2cm long |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
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 (China North-Central , Qinghai) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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