Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus dickorei Podlech & L.R.Xu sect. Pseudotapinodes |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4700-4900m |
Description | leaves 1-2cm, leaflets 3-4 pairs, narrowly elliptic, 3-5mm, obtuse, glabrous, flowers 4-5 in dense, short raceme, corolla ca. 1cm long, calyx densely black hirsute |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
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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