Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus amabilis Popov sect. Dissitiflori |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 7: 113 (1938) |
Native Range | e. Kazakhstan to Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | leaves 2-4cm, petiolate, leaflets 5-6 pairs, elliptic, shortly acuminate, abaxially hirsute, raceme densely 5-10-flowered, flowers 10-24mm, pod narrowly linear, hirsute |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | purplish violet |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |