Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus brachysemia Podlech & L.R.Xu sect. Brachycarpus |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3400-3500m |
Description | stems white hirsute, glabrescent, leaves 4-7cm, leaflets 4-6 pairs, narrowly elliptic, adaxially glabrous, obtuse, flowers numerous in compact, cylindrical raceme |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | violet, lilac |
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 (China South-Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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