Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus monbeigii N.D.Simpson sect. Poliothrix |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3200-4800m |
Description | leaves 7-15cm, leaflets 7-10 pairs, oblong to broadly lanceolate, 5-14mm, pilose to subglabrous, flowers numerous in capitate or oblong raceme, corolla 10-12mm long |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | 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 , Qinghai , Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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