What does Astragalus look like and what kind of environment does it like?

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1. What does it look like?

2. Living environment

Astragalus is a perennial herbaceous plant with a height of about 50-100 cm. There are 13-27 small leaves on the compound leaves, about 5-10cm in length. The racemes are densely distributed and the flowers are yellow or light yellow in color. The pods are filmy and about 20-30mm in length. It likes to grow in cool places, and its growth environment is suitable for sunny mountainous areas.

1. What it looks like

1. Stem: Astragalus is a perennial herbaceous plant with a height of about 50-100 cm. The stem is relatively thick and upright, with black or white spots on it. villous, with branches on the upper part and fine ribs on the edges.

2. Leaves: Generally, compound leaves have 13-27 A small leaf, about 5-10cm in length, the petiole is about 0.5-1cm long, the top is green, and the bottom is covered with white pubescence.

3. Flowers: Racemes are densely distributed with 10-20 flowers on them. The flowers are yellow or light yellow in color and bell-shaped. The flowering period is from June to August.

4. Pods: There is film on the pods and the length is about 20-30mm, about 8-12mm wide, with sharp thorns on the top. The fruiting period is from July to September.

2. Living environment

It likes to grow in cool places. The growth environment is suitable for sunny mountainous areas. It is highly adaptable and can tolerate cold and drought, but it is afraid of heat and waterlogging. , so you should pay attention to temperature changes in summer and pay attention to shading. You don’t need to add too much water, and you must not cause waterlogging too much. It is suitable for growing in deep sandy loam soil, but cannot grow in strong saline-alkali soil, otherwise the growth will become weak.

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