Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus monophyllus Bunge ex Maxim. sect. Trachycercis |
Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 26: 473 (1880) |
Native Range | c. Siberia to n. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1500-4300m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 2-7cm, with single terminal, ovate leaflet, sometimes with 1-2 pairs lateral, smaller leaflets, flowers 3-6 in sparse, capitate raceme, corolla 25-27mm long |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 macrotrichus E.Peter |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |