Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus daenensis Boiss. sect. Brachylobium |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | cinereous grey, leaflets approximate, 6-10 pairs, minute, elliptic, flowers 6-10 in capitate raceme, pod oblong-rhombic, obtuse, green |
Size | 5-9cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring |
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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