Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus paralipomenus Bunge sect. Rhacophorus |
Synonyms | Astragalus baghensis Bunge |
Astragalus distantior Turrill | |
Astragalus gillii Širj. | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | sericeous hirsute, stipules glabrous, oblong, leaflets 3-4 pairs, short, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, spinulose, flowers in ovate-oblong head |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | purplish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | 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
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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