Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus nanfengensis Z.C.Ni sect. Skythropos |
Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 25: 233 (1987) |
Native Range | Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4200-4400m |
Description | leaves 5-13cm, petiolate, leaflets 4-6 pairs, ovate to elliptic, obtuse or acute, adaxially glabrous, abaxially grey-green, flowers 5-10 in short raceme, corolla 20-25mm |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus ludlowii Wenn. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |