Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus takhtadzhjani Grossh. sect. Malacothrix |
Synonyms | Astragalus schischkinianus Gontsch. |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | leaves 8-12cm, leaflets 12-15 pairs, oblong-lanceolate to elliptic, 6-8mm, obtuse, appressed white hirsute, flowers in head, corolla 13-15mm long, pod appressed white pubescent |
Size | 7-10cm |
Color | greenish yellow |
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
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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