Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus ortholobus Bunge sect. Dissitiflori |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 127 (1868) |
Native Range | sw. Siberia to Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaflets 4-8 pairs, linear-oblong, 8-18mm, sparsely white appressed hirsute, flowers 6-10 in capitate raceme, corolla 25mm long, pod erect, densely appressed hirsute, 2-3cm |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Tragacantha ortholoba (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 37 Mongolia |