Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus chomutovii B.Fedtsch. sect. Helmia |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier 7: 826 (1899) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Qinghai |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-3800m |
Description | leaves 2-4cm, leaflets 1-3 pairs, oblong-lanceolate, 5-10mm, grey-white appressed hirsute, flowers 5-15 in dense raceme, corolla 15-20mm long, pod oblong, ventricose, hirsute |
Size | 2-8cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHX Xinjiang) |