Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus lanzhouensis Podlech & L.R.Xu sect. Ornitholobium |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1200-2600m |
Description | leaves 2-5cm, petiolate, leaflets 8-12-pairs, narrowly elliptic, sparsely hirsute, acute, flowers in lax raceme, calyx sparsely hirsute, pod subsessile, linear, cylindrical |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | lilac |
Bloom | late spring, 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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China North-Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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