Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus kukunoricus N.Ulziykh. sect. Hypsophilus |
Bibliography | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 30: 107 (1996) |
Native Range | n. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | leaves 1-6cm, leaflets 5-8 pairs, abaxially sparsely white hirsute, adaxially glabrous, raceme 1-3cm, few flowered, calyx tubular, pod stipitate, obscurely rostrate |
Size | 12-20cm |
Color | pale lilac, white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus nivalis var. aureocalyculatus S.B.Ho |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHX Xinjiang) |