Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus kasachstanicus Golosk. sect. Helmia |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 18: 111 (1957) |
Native Range | Kazakhstan to Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 2-5cm, leaflets 1-3 pairs, terminal leaflet larger than the laterals, densely white hirsute, flowers 2-4 in compact raceme, pod subsessile, glabrous |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, 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 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |