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Astragalus xitaibaicus is a small perennial milkvetch from the pea family, native to high alpine grasslands in Shaanxi, China, at 2,800 to 3,300 m. It is a rarely cultivated alpine plant that needs cool conditions, full sun and very free-draining soil.
Astragalus xitaibaicus is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.
Astragalus xitaibaicus is native to the Shaanxi region of China. It is found in alpine grasslands, at elevations from 2,800 to 3,300m.
Astragalus aboriginum · Rogue River milkvetch · Sharp-leaved Milk Vetch · Sharpkeel milkvetch · Humboldt County milkvetch · Purple milkvetch · Cushenbury milkvetch · Astragalus alopecurus · Alpine milkvetch · Crescent milkvetch · Hermit Milkvetch · Anderson's milkvetch
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Astragalus xitaibaicus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
