Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus ornithorrhynchus Popov sect. Cytisodes |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R 10: 19, 102 (1947) |
Native Range | e. Kazakhstan to n. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | subcaulescent, leaves 5-10cm, petiolate, leaflets 5-7 pairs, elliptic to obovate, white hirsute, raceme short, 2-12-flowered, flowers 25mm, pod terete, densely hirsute |
Size | 10-18cm |
Color | purple |
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 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHX Xinjiang) |