Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus unijugus Bunge sect. Bulimioides |
Synonyms | Astragalus oligophyllus Schrenk |
Astragalus songaricus K.Koch | |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-1000m |
Description | leaves 3-4cm, leaflets 2, opposite, narrowly linear, 10-15mm, sparsely white appressed hirsute, flowers 1-2, 10-15mm long, pod oblong, glabrous |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | spinose shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Xinjiang) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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