Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus chahartaghensis Maassoumi & Podlech sect. Malacothrix |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1700-2500m |
Description | stipules acuminate, hirsute, leaves 5-8cm, shortly petiolate, leaflets 3-4-pairs, elliptic or obovate, 1-2cm, densely white hirsute, flowers numerous in compact spike |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | yellow, violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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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