Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus koburensis Bunge sect. Trachycercis |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 11(16): 116 (1868) |
Native Range | n. China to Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | acaulescent, white hirsute, leaves to 6cm, petiolate, leaflets 5-10 pairs, ovate, raceme subsessile, 1-3-flowered, flowers ca. 24mm long, pod ovoid, adpressed villose |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellowish |
Bloom | 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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus pseudoscaberrimus F.T.Wang & Tang ex S.B.Ho Tragacantha koburensis (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |