Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Atraphaxis frutescens (L.) K.Koch |
Synonyms | Polygonum frutescens L. |
Tragopyrum glaucum Spreng. | |
Tragopyrum lanceolatum M.Bieb. | |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 500-3000m |
Description | leaves deciduous, 10-17mm, linear-lanceolate to oblong, blue to grey-green, white spinose, flowers in short, terminal raceme |
Size | 30-100cm |
Color | greenish white, pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | spinose shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (South European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan ) China (Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | POLYGONACEAE
|