Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hedysarum songaricum Bong. trib. Hedysareae |
Synonyms | Hedysarum echinocarpum Kar. & Kir. |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | stipules triangular-lanceolate, at base connate, leaves long petiolate, leaflets 4-7pairs, oblong, obtuse, sparsely shortly hirsute, raceme 20-40-flowered, flowers 11-12mm long |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | pinkish lilac |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) China (Xinjiang) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
songaricum urumqiense L.Z.Shue, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 5(3): 135 (1985)
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