Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus discernendus Širj. & Rech.f. sect. Aegacantha |
Synonyms | Astragalus pseudopsilacanthus Ali |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves paripinnate, leaflets 12-18, 2-6mm, obovate to oblong-obovate, obtuse, mucronate, pale yellow sparsely pilose, flowers 2-4, axillary, ca. 2cm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Afghanistan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
discernendus polyneurus (I.Deml) Podlech, Fl. Iranica [Rechinger] 175: 21 (2001)
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