Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus stenoceras C.A.Mey. sect. Dissitiflori |
Bibliography | Verz. Saisang-Nor Pfl. [A.G.H.Bongard & C.A.Meyer]: 24 (1841) |
Native Range | s. European Russia to Xinjiang and Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1000-2600m |
Description | leaflets 4-7 pairs, oblong-elliptic to linear, appressed white hirsute, flowers 4-8 in umbellate raceme, corolla 20-25mm long, pod erect, densely appressed hirsute |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | lilac |
Bloom | 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 stenoceras var. angustissimum Krylov Astragalus stenoceras var. nigrostipulata Polozhij Philammos stenoceras (C.A.Mey.) Steven Tragacantha stenoceras (C.A.Mey.) Kuntze |
Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUS South European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |