Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus caspicus M.Bieb. sect. Adiaspastus |
Synonyms | Astragalus constrictus Turrill |
Astragalus crenophilus Boiss. | |
Astragalus echinus C.A.Mey. | |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-1900m |
Description | leaflets 5-8 pairs, narrowly linear, grey pubescent, acute, complicate, flowers of 2, axillary, producing oblong spicate inflorescence, corolla 10-12mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | spinose 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 , Iraq , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
caspicus pseudocaspius (Fisch.) Zarre, Englera 18: 77 (2000)
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