Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus conaensis Podlech & L.R.Xu sect. Pseudotapinodes |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4600-5200m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 1-2cm, leaflets 3-7 pairs, elliptic, 1-3mm, obtuse, hirsute, flowers 2-5 in raceme, ca. 8mm long, calyx densely appressed black and white hirsute |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | dark violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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