Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus alatavicus Kar. & Kir. sect. Gontscharoviella |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 344 (1842) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1700-3400m |
Description | leaves 7-12cm, leaflets of 4-8 in 10-17 whorls, oblong to oblong-ovate, 4-8mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially white pilose, flowers 3-5 in raceme, corolla 20-25mm long |
Size | 8-20cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Myobroma alatavica (Kar. & Kir.) Nevski Tragacantha alatavica (Kar. & Kir.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |