| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Gueldenstaedtia verna (Georgi) Boriss. trib. Galegeae |
| Synonyms | Astragalus vernus Georgi |
| Gueldenstaedtia brachyptera Pamp | |
| Gueldenstaedtia delavayi Franch | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 0-2600m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves imparipinnate, leaflets oblong or lanceolate, pubescent, flowers 2-4 in umbel, corolla 10-12mm, linear-cylindrical, pubescent, 1-2cm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk ) Russian Far East (Primorye ) China (China South-Central , Inner Mongolia , Manchuria , China North-Central , Qinghai , China Southeast ) Mongolia Eastern Asia (Korea ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (India , Pakistan , West Himalaya ) Indo-China (Laos , Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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