Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus politovii Krylov sect. Oroboidei |
Bibliography | Sist. Zametki Mater. Gerb. Krylova Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. Kuybysheva 1932(3): 3 (1932) |
Native Range | sw. Siberia to Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves pinnate, on both faces glabrous, leaflets elliptic to oblong, inflorescence dense, capitate, calyx lobes shorter than tube, pod oblong-ellipsoid |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | blue, rose |
Bloom | 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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, TVA Tuva) 37 Mongolia |