Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus viridis Bunge sect. Dissitiflori |
Synonyms | Astragalus nitens Boiss. & Buhse |
Astragalus praesignis E.Sheld. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | sparsely setose, green, stipules minute, short, lanceolate, leaflets 5-8 pairs, linear-lanceolate, acute, heads dense, many flowered, bracts lanceolate, calyx adpressed lanate |
Size | 25-30cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, 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
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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