Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus scabrisetus Bong. sect. Trachycercis |
Bibliography | Verz. Saisang-Nor Pfl. [A.G.H.Bongard & C.A.Meyer]: 89 (1841) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang and Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 600-2400m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 5-8cm, leaflets rhombic-elliptic, 5-8mm, white appressed hirsute, raceme at base of leaves, flowers 16-19mm long, pod ovate-oblong, white hirsute |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | 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 |
Synonyms | Ailuroschia scabriseta (Bong.) Steven Tragacantha scabriseta (Bong.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, UZB Uzbekistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |