Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus pallasii Biehler sect. Paracystium |
Bibliography | Pl. Nov. Herb. Spreng.: 32 (1807) |
Native Range | North Caucasus to nw. Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | leaves 2-8cm, petiolate, leaflets 4-7 pairs, narrowly elliptic, abaxially densely hirsute, flowers 2-5 in raceme, corolla 23-28mm, pod ovoid, ventricose, sparsely hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale lilac |
Bloom | summer |
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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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus inderiensis Claus Astragalus lasiophyllus Ledeb. Cystium pallasii (Spreng.) Steven Tragacantha pallasii (Spreng.) Kuntze |
Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, UZB Uzbekistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |