Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus demavendicus Boiss. & Buhse sect. Incani |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2100-2400m |
Description | appresed silvery hirsute, stipules short, triangular, leaves short, leaflets 5-8 pairs, approximate, minute, obovate, flowers 5-12 in capitate raceme, bracts membranous |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
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
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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