Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus zaissanensis Sumnev. sect. Laguropsis |
Bibliography | Sist. Zametki Mater. Gerb. Krylova Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. Kuybysheva 1934 (2-3): 4 (1934) |
Native Range | sw. Siberia to e. Kazakhstan and Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 900-1200m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 5-10cm, leaflets 7-13 pairs, oblong to lanceolate, 6-12mm, densely white appressed hirsute, flowers in dense, ovoid raceme, corolla 20-22mm long |
Size | 6-15cm |
Color | sulphur-yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |