Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus aksaicus Schischk. sect. Komaroviella |
Bibliography | Sist. Zametki Mater. Gerb. Krylova Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. Kuybysheva 1932(7-8): 3 (1932) |
Native Range | sw. Siberia to Central Asia and Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves 3-5cm, leaflets 6-9 pairs, elliptic, 2-4mm, obtuse, densely grey appressed hirsute, flowers in ovoid raceme, lower flowers pendent, 7mm long, pod lunate, pendent |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | whitish blue |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus sewertzowii var. orbiculatus Popov |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 37 Mongolia |