Astragalus laxmannii




Family Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Galegeae
Subtribe Astragalinae
Scientific name Astragalus laxmannii Jacquin
Synonyms Astragalus adsurgens Pallas; Astragalus albus Širjaev; Astragalus austro­sibiricus Schischkin; Astragalus fujisanensis Miyabe & Tatewaki; Astragalus inopinatus Borissova; Astragalus longispicatus Ulbrich; Astragalus oostachys E. Peter; Tragacantha laxmannii (Jacquin) Kuntze
Common name (Japanese common name) murasaki-momen-duru (ムラサキモメンヅル, 紫木綿蔓 [meaning: purple cotton vine])
(Chinese common name) xie jing huang qi (斜茎黄耆)
(English common name) Laxmann's milkvetch
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (Iwate Prefecture, Central region)
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Canada, USA
Habitat Alpine or subalpine limestone rocks.
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 10-40cm tall. Leaves leaflets 17-21, each 7-20mm long, 3-8mm waide. Flowers inflorescence 3-14cm long, pale purple 10-12mm, calyxs ca. 6-10mm long, flowering in July to August. Fruits ca. 1cm long. Prennial plants.
Reference Astragalus laxmannii Jacq.
Astragalus laxmannii Jacquin
Astragalus laxmannii Jacq.



July 2010
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July 2010
at my home
July 2010
at my home



July 2010
at my home