Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus altaicola Podlech sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Sendtnera 1: 270 (1993) |
Native Range | sw. Siberia to nw. Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | acaulescent, glabrous, leaflets 8-16 pairs, ovate to oval, 6-20mm, flowers 6-12 in dense raceme, 6-10cm long, corolla 22-26mm long, pod ventricose, glabrous, pedicellate |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus altaicus Bunge Tragacantha altaica (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |