Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus tschujensis Bunge sect. Hemiphragmium |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 22 (1868) |
Native Range | sw. Siberia to Kazakhstan and Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaflets 7-8 pairs, oblong-ovate, obtuse, 4-7mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially grey hirsute, flowers in short raceme, corolla 12-15mm long, pod ventricose, pendent, glabrous |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring, early 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 |
Synonyms | Tragacantha tschujensis (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 37 Mongolia |