Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus polozhiae Timokhina sect. Erioceras |
Bibliography | Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 65: 1796 (1980) |
Native Range | s. Siberia to Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | grey-green, leaves 4-8cm, leaflets 3-6 pairs, lanceolate to elliptic, appressed hirsute, flowers 7-15 in short raceme, corolla 16-20mm long, pod sessile, ascendent, linear |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | whitish pink |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (TVA Tuva) 37 Mongolia |