Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus caeruleopetalinus Y.C.Ho sect. Oroboidei |
Bibliography | Bull. Bot. Lab. N. E. Forest. Inst., Harbin 8: 60 (1980) |
Native Range | sc. China to Tibet |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-3800m |
Description | leaves 3-6cm long, petiolate, leaflets 4-7 pairs, ovate to elliptic, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sparsely hirsute, raceme short, loosely 4-9-flowered, flowers 8-10mm |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus caeruleopetalinus var. glabricarpus Y.C.Ho Astragalus caeruleus H.T.Tsai & T.T.Yu |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |