Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus zhouquinus K.T.Fu sect. Lotidium |
Bibliography | Acta Bot. Boreal.-Occid. Sin. 11: 342 (1991) |
Native Range | nc. China (Gansu) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | stems shortly patule hirsute, leaves 1-3cm, subsessile, leaflets 5-9 pairs, elliptic, rounded or retuse, sparsely hirsute, raceme subumbellate, 4-8-flowered |
Size | 10-18cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central) |