Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus ochrochlorus Boiss. & Hohen. sect. Adiaspastus |
Synonyms | Astragalus farmanfarmajani Širj. & Rech.f. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-3100m |
Description | stipules free, ovate, obtuse, glabrous, ciliate, leaflets 6-7 pairs, oblong-elliptic, minute, spinose, complicate, glabrous, green, flowers few in axillary sessile fascicles |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | lilac, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | spinose shrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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