Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus luteiflorus N.Ulziykh. sect. Brachycarpus |
Bibliography | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 30: 112 (1996) |
Native Range | nc. China to Qinghai |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3300-3400m |
Description | leaves 2-5cm, leaflets 7-9 pairs, narrowly elliptic, 5-15mm, obtuse, densely silvery hirsute, flowers numerous in dense cylindrical raceme, corolla 8mm, pod globular, tomentose |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellowish, whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus mahoschanicus var. subeicus K.T.Fu |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai) |