Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus lineatus Lam. sect. Grammocalyx |
Synonyms | Astragalus cappadocicus Boiss. |
Astragalus grammocalyx Boiss. & Hohen. | |
Astragalus longidens Freyn | |
Habitat | screes and moraines |
Altitude | 1300-4300m |
Description | appresed hirsute, stipules shortly triangular, leaflets 8-14 pairs, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, flowers in ovoid raceme, bracts oblong, calyx pubescent |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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