Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus olgae Bunge sect. Pelta |
Bibliography | Izv. Imp. Obshch. Lyubit. Estestv. Moskovsk. Univ. 26(2): 223 (1880) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3100-3900m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 6-10cm, leaflets 13-15pairs, narrowly oblong, glabrous, flowers 2-4 in lax raceme, corolla 25-28mm long, pod spherical, 10-25mm in diam., glabrous |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | whitish, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 | Astragalus chionanthus Popov |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |