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