Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus cupulicalycinus S.B.Ho & Y.C.Ho sect. Helmia |
Bibliography | Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 3(1): 47 (1983) |
Native Range | Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 500-600m |
Description | leaves 5-7cm, leaflets 1-2 pairs, narrowly obovate, acute, 15-25mm, abaxially densely white hirsute, flowers 5-8 in dense raceme, corolla 15-20mm long, pod narrowly ovoid |
Size | 7-10cm |
Color | reddish purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | 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 | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |