Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus unijugus Bunge sect. Bulimioides |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 130 (1868) |
Native Range | e. Kazakhstan to Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | 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 | 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 | Astragalus oligophyllus Schrenk Astragalus songaricus K.Koch Tragacantha oligophylla (Schrenk) Kuntze Tragacantha unijuga (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |