Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus podosphaerus Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Stereothrix |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3200-3400m |
Description | densely silvery hirsute, stipules lanceolate, leaflets 6-7 pairs, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, flowers in globular head, bracts subulate, sepals plumose |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | whitish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
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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