Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus efoliolatus Hand.-Mazz. sect. Helmia |
Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 85: 215 (1936) |
Native Range | n. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-1000m |
Description | acaulescent, leaflet 1, linear, 7-10mm, white appressed hirsute, flowers 3-5 in lax raceme, corolla 8-11mm long, pod ovate-oblong, 1cm long, white appressed hirsute |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | reddish purple, violet |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central) |