Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus havianus E.Peter sect. Poliothrix |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 800-2000m |
Description | leaves 3-4cm, shortly petiolate, leaflets 7-9 pairs, elliptic, flat, acute, abaxially sparsely hirsute, raceme densely 8-12-flowered, flowers 1cm, pod ellipsoid, hirsute |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | blue, pale purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
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 , China North-Central , Qinghai) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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