Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus hypogaeus Ledeb. sect. Trachycercis |
Bibliography | Fl. Altaic. 1: 95 (1829) |
Native Range | sw. Siberia to Central Asia and Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | leaflets 4-6 pairs, obovate, obtuse, 10-15mm, adpressed hirsute, flowers 2-5, pedicellate, axillary, corolla 27-32mm, pod spherical, ventricose, white lanate |
Size | 6-10cm |
Color | pale yellowish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 | Ailuroschia hypogaeus (Ledeb.) Steven Aulosema eximium Walp. Tragacantha hypogaea (Ledeb.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |