Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus macrotropis Bunge sect. Xiphidium |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourgh, Sér. 7, 11(16): 127 (1868) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1000-2200m |
Description | leaves 3-7cm, petiolate, leaflets 4-7 pairs, narrowly elliptic, obtuse, sparsely white hirsute, raceme short, 3-5-flowered, flowers 24-27mm, pod sessile, linear, hirsute |
Size | 15-22cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring |
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. macranthus Bunge Philammos macrotropis (Bunge) Nevski Tragacantha macrotropis (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |