Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus sungpanensis E.Peter sect. Poliothrix |
Bibliography | Acta Horti Gothob. 12: 34 (1938) |
Native Range | c. China to Qinghai |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4600m |
Description | leaves 5-8cm, leaflets 8-14 pairs, ovate to elliptic, 4-8mm, white pubescent, flowers numerous in dense, capitate raceme, corolla 8-10mm long, pod oblong, pubescent |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus polycladus var. magniflorus Y.H.Wu Astragalus sungpanensis f. albiflorus Y.H.Wu |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |