Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus alaschanus Bunge ex Maxim. sect. Oroboidei |
Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3. 24: 31 (1877) |
Native Range | n. China to Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-2000m |
Description | leaves 2-5cm , subsessile, leaflets 5-8 pairs, elliptic to obovate, rounded, abaxially sparsely hirsute, raceme dense, many flowered, corolla 7-8mm, pod ellipsoid, white hirsute |
Size | 8-20cm |
Color | greenish yellow |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus chingianus E.Peter |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |