Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus tsangpoensis Podlech & L.R.Xu trib. Galegeae |
Synonyms | Astragalus jiazaensis Podlech & L.R.Xu |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3300-3400m |
Description | leaves 6-10cm, leaflets 11-15pairs, elliptic to narrowly elliptic, 8-15mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sparsely hirsute, raceme compact, many flowered, pod sessile |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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
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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