Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus kurtschumensis Bunge sect. Laguropsis |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 139 (1868) |
Native Range | Kazakhstan to n. China and Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 5-15cm, long petiolate, leaflets 4-12 pairs, elliptic, acute, densely appressed hirsute, flowers in dense spherical raceme, corolla 18-24mm long, pod linear |
Size | 12-15cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
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 ellipsoideus Bong. & C.A.Mey. Tragacantha kurtschumensis (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |