Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus larvatus Sumnev. sect. Erionotus |
Bibliography | Sist. Zametki Mater. Gerb. Krylova Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. Kuybysheva 1936 (9-10): 3 (1937) |
Native Range | Central Asia to nw. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 500-1000m |
Description | leaves 10-15cm, petiolate, leaflets 20-26 pairs, ovate to obovate, obtuse or retuse, abaxially densely hirsute, raceme 2-6-flowered, flowers 20-29mm, pod pendent, densely hirsute |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 anrachaicus Golosk. Astragalus lanuginosus Kar. & Kir. Astragalus mucidiformis Sumnev. Astragalus xinjiangensis Y.C.Ho Myobroma lanuginosa (Kar. & Kir.) Steven Tragacantha lanuginosa (Kar. & Kir.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |