Ammopiptanthus mongolicus
Ammopiptanthus mongolicus
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Ammopiptanthus mongolicus grows in arid and subarid regions of central and northern Asia where annual precipitation can be as low as 100mm. It experiences seasonally extreme drought with temperatures that can be above 40°c in the summer and fall to below -30°c in the winter, with extraordinarily high ultraviolet irradiation[1]. Requires a sunny position and a very well drained soil. The plant is often found in the wild growing in haighly saline, poor quality soils[1]. This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria; these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby[2].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Ammopiptanthus+mongolicus>
Pollinators
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References
- [1]Leaf-surface wax of desert plants as a potential lubricant additive — Yanqiu Xia; Xiaochun Xu; Xin Feng & Guoxiong Chen · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-015-0081-7 · ISBN 2223-7690 ↩︎
- [2]Nodulation Plants in GRIN Taxonomy — United States Department of Agriculture · http://www.ars-grin.gov/~sbmljw/cgi-bin/taxnodul.pl?language=en ↩︎An online database listing plants that have either positive or negative reports on root and stem nodulation with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
- [3]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.