Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus heptapotamicus Sumnev. sect. Helmia |
Bibliography | Sist. Zametki Mater. Gerb. Krylova Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. Kuybysheva (5-6): 7 (1933) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-2400m |
Description | leaves 1-2cm, leaflets 3-9, obovate, 3-4mm, white appressed hirsute, flowers 2-4 in dense raceme, corolla 17-25mm long, pod linear-oblong, densely adpressed hirsute |
Size | 2-4cm |
Color | pale purplish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus poljakovii Popov Astragalus wensuensis S.B.Ho |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |