Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Onobrychis cornuta (L.) Desv. trib. Hedysareae |
Synonyms | Hedysarum cornutum L. |
Onobrychis iranica Hausskn. ex Bornm. | |
Onobrychis tragacanthoides DC. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-3300m |
Description | horridus, appresed hirsute or sericeous, leaflets 2-4-pairs, linear-lanceolate, acute, flowers few, calyx hirsute, lobes lanceolate, pod suborbiculate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pink, purple, white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, cushion |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kirgizistan , Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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