| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Phyllolobium tribulifolium (Benth.ex Bunge) M.L.Zhang & Podlech trib. Galegeae |
| Synonyms | Astragalus tribulifolius Benth. ex Bunge |
| Astragalus chingianus P.C.Li | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2700-5500m |
| Description | leaves 1-5cm, subsessile, leaflets 4-9 pairs, obovate to narrowly elliptic, abaxially hirsute, adaxially glabrous, flowers 2-10 in short raceme, corolla 8-12mm, pod ellipsoid |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | purple, violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
| 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
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan ) China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , 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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