Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus bouffordii Podlech sect. Komaroviella |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3300-3400m |
Description | stems sparsely white hirsute, leaves 5-6cm, petiolate, leaflets 9-15pairs, elliptic, adaxially glabrous, flowers in compact raceme, calyx densely white hirsute, lobes subulate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | purple |
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 (Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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