Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus floccosifolius Sumnev. sect. Erionotus |
Synonyms | Astragalus ephemeretorum Gontsch. |
Astragalus pseudolanuginosus Gontsch. | |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 800-3100m |
Description | leaves 10-19cm, petiolate, leaflets 18-25 pairs, oval-oblong to lanceolate, rounded, 6-10mm, adaxially white floccose, glabrescent, raceme amongst leaves, 4-6-flowered |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°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
|